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Physiology & Medicine / How do eggs affect blood cholesterol levels?
« on: 28/08/2008 10:42:06 »
My story is thus: a relative of mine has high cholesterol and has been given medication and various dietary no go's. The dietary regime was executed on a gradual basis and all was going well, the c levels were on a decline.
This was until a recent visit to the GP where they were told cholesterol was very high and medication was to be increased. As a concerned relative and someone who feels patients are treated more like cattle than humans by our Health service, I decided to investigate this sudden jump.
I cannot prove this and it is just a theory, but the last item removed from the diet was the twice daily egg, which was banished to a treat on a sunday. Now,The humble egg was the one the GP emphasised should be cut out totally. Yet, from my (and i am not a medical doctor) research it seems that maybe this Hen giving wonder was actually helping reduce cholesterol.
I have surfed for the answer and do get conflicting stories. I must stress my research goes no further than paperwork, reintroducing eggs into their diet would be against medical advice, but what if that advice is wrong.
Has anyone any comments on this, as it would be good to arm my relative with some facts before their next GP visit.
This was until a recent visit to the GP where they were told cholesterol was very high and medication was to be increased. As a concerned relative and someone who feels patients are treated more like cattle than humans by our Health service, I decided to investigate this sudden jump.
I cannot prove this and it is just a theory, but the last item removed from the diet was the twice daily egg, which was banished to a treat on a sunday. Now,The humble egg was the one the GP emphasised should be cut out totally. Yet, from my (and i am not a medical doctor) research it seems that maybe this Hen giving wonder was actually helping reduce cholesterol.
I have surfed for the answer and do get conflicting stories. I must stress my research goes no further than paperwork, reintroducing eggs into their diet would be against medical advice, but what if that advice is wrong.
Has anyone any comments on this, as it would be good to arm my relative with some facts before their next GP visit.