Friday, April 23, 2010 Richar Poor asks

Q: Dr Masters, Wheat, Peanuts, Fish Oil lipids

I have up to this point, always eaten whole grain wheat, lean meat, vegetables and whole fruits, lo fat dairy and little junk food. I used to eat organic peanut butter on whole wheat bread as well. Please explain the meaning of my lipid profiles and advise...thanks much, lipids below:

Wheat and peanut butter: LDL 159 HDL 57 TG 119

Eliminated peanut butter: LDL 129 HDL 70, TG 97

Added 1.5g/day molecularly distilled fish oil (LEF with olive and sesame)

result was LDL 159 HDL 73 TG 109

So now what???

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Answers (1)

MonicaRD

4/23/10 4:37pm

Hi Richar Poor,

Well, it looks to me that your best results came before you added the fish oil and after you eliminated the peanut butter. Your triglycerides and HDLs were great with all 3 different methods and your LDLs were high with all 3 different methods. Here is a link that focuses specifically on lowering your LDLs

4 steps to lower LDL cholesterol

Since taking your numbers were the best overall after eliminating peanut butter and before starting fish oil, it seems to me that the overall fat intake in your diet may play a role. Also, keep in mind that these numbers are not stagnant numbers. They fluctuate daily based on what you ate recently, so expect some variation.

Best of luck,

Monica M. Skidmore, MS, RD

Richar Poor

4/23/10 9:06pm

I already excercise abundantly and eat little saturated fat so I will try upping the soluble fiber and plant sterols. I am also going to experiment as Dr Masters suggests by eliminating wheat for a month...besides lots of other carbs such as buckwheat and barley and oats have considerable soluble fiber.

Thank you much.

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