Talk: Cholesterol
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This article needs the positive aspects of cholesterol also. (I don't have time right now...) It is NOT just a Bad Thing - it is absolutely required for the proper structure and fluidity of cellular membranes (which is why so much is found in nerve cells). -- Marj Tiefert, Tuesday, June 11, 2002
Yes, it also needs a section on the fallacy that cholesterol causes heart disease. I'm adding a link to Dr. Uffe Ravnskov's work, 'The Cholesterol Myths', but really there should be a section in the main text which addresses the strong opposition to the widely held "lipid hypothesis". - John P. Speno
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Haven't the AMA guidelines been updated to include minium HDL levels of 40mg/dl of serum (blood)? Kstailey
Since it is likely that many people will come to this page because they have high cholesterol, is it reasonable to include a checklist for lowering cholesterol? e.g.
The American Heart Association suggests the following steps to reduce cholesterol levels:
- Watch your caloric intake by eating a wide variety of foods low in saturated fat and cholesterol.
- Eat at least five servings of fruits and vegetables every day.
- Eat six or more servings of cereals, breads, pasta and other whole- grain products.
- Eat fish, poultry without skin and leaner cuts of meat instead of fatty ones.
- Eat nonfat or 1% milk dairy products rather than whole-milk dairy products.
- Enjoy 30–60 minutes of vigorous activities on most (or all) days of the week.
- Maintain a healthy weight.
These 7 points are copied verbatim from a page linked from the American Heart Association page that this article already links to. In theory people can find it, but only if they follow the external link, scroll to the bottom, and follow the next link. (Perhaps we can't include these for copyright reasons, even though it is fully attributed and not very large? I'm not sure of the limits on fair use.) Nanobug 18:54, 12 Nov 2003 (UTC)
Total cholesterol to any other cholesterol ratio is unit-less, so why is it expressed in mg/dl? This needs clarification. Geoff97 21:32, 1 Jan 2004 (UTC)
Units
This page gives conversion to mmol/L data. How about we mention the European units as well? JFW | T@lk 19:59, 15 Apr 2004 (UTC)
