Advice about Cholesterol
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Voices: Gregmanset, Shanfari, dianebl, jannet1, and voiline
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Dec 24, 2011 4:01am
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Hi, Just started to set up my diet goals. I have some issues with Cholesterol. Doctors recommended to follow a specific diet with I try to do. But DailyBurn ask me to decided a daily dose of Cholesterol between XXmg and XXmg. |
| Dec 24, 2011 7:38am |
Wonderful subject, and I’m eager to know more from an expert. |
| Dec 24, 2011 10:54am |
DailyBurn doesn’t pre-fill the daily goals for things like Cholesterol, I think because there really isn’t a consensus on what the target should be. Different researchers disagree, and so do the various national health and nutrition recommendations (ie, Health Canada, Canada’s Heart and Stroke Foundation, the USDA, the The American Heart Association (AHA), etc). For one example of the differences between recommendations, the AHA recommends less than 300 milligrams daily for people with normal cholesterol levels, and less than 200 milligrams a day for those with high LDL. The problem with this though is that the recommendation makes absolutely no differentiation between intake of good cholesterol (HDL) versus bad cholesterol (LDL) By contrast, the recommendations from the Cleveland Clinic (http://my.clevelandclinic.org/heart/prevention/…), a hospital that also does a lot of clinical research, recommend less than 100 mg intake daily of LDL, and as much HDL as possible, but at least 65 mg. The research showing that HDL is good is fairly new, so if you read older health information sources, it will just have a blanket prohibition on cholesterol altogether, which is incorrect. That is why eggs used to be restricted in diets for those with high LDL blood cholesterol. Now, it is recognized that eggs are good for you. However, DailyBurn’s tracker currently does not differentiate between HDL and LDL, nor do nutritional information labels on foods. |
| Dec 25, 2011 9:24pm |
You have to think about which one be the best for your diet and fitness , if you get a conclusion then follow the best one .. |
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Dec 27, 2011 2:48am
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Heart rate is measured by finding the pulse of the body. This pulse rate can be measured at any point on the body where the artery’s pulsation is transmitted to the surface by pressuring it with the index and middle fingers; often it is compressed against an underlying structure like bone. The thumb should not be used for measuring another person’s heart rate, as its strong pulse may interfere with correct perception of the target pulse. |





