lizard wrote:z31maniac wrote:So you drink ALOT huh?
My wife's doc indicated the only way she could have triglycerides over 200 was drinking soda and alcohol. Dr. was very condescending and quick to push drugs although the number was only slightly over 200. SWMBO read up on it, cut back on the aforementioned beverages a bit and next test she was fine without any meds. Based on SWMBO's research, the Dr. was not incorrect, in that simple sugars such as soda & alcohol are a big factor along with other carbohydrate sources. In our house, the food diet wasn't the problem and it really was the regular consumption of soda & alcohol. One way to improve your test results, is not consume soda or alcohol for a minimum of 48 hours prior to the test. Of course, going "Cold Turkey" instead of "Wild Turkey" for 48 hours isn't really a solution to the problem, but it might get the Dr. off your back while you work on things by cutting back, exercising and trying more natural/holistic supplements instead of big pharma. I can't recall for sure, but it seems walnuts and red yeast rice were natural diet changes/supplements that are supposed to help reduce triglyceride levels.
I know this because I'm fond of the booze as well, no soda here though.
Same thing, our food diet is very good, no processed foods, etc etc etc.
We like good booze (wine/beer/booze) and being DINKs we can afford it.
Last time I was tested it was high (don't remember the number) but even though I love it I rarely eat sausage etc and I had eaten a sausage biscuit for breakfast. According to the docs it seems that will really skew readings, going from a basically low fat diet to a one time cholesterol bomb.
