Thanks to all who responded to my questions! Rather than respond to all of the messages, I respond to just one.
Now I have to figure out what to do about all I learned. On Thu, 1 Apr 2021 17:26:09 -0500 Peter Frederick via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Triglycerides are free fats. Trans fat (hydrogenated fats) and > fructose both tend to raise LDL cholesterol plus triglycerides and high > carbs tend to raise triglycerides I think, along with high fat intake. How is the peanut oil in peanut butter? > For diet recommendations, they are pretty simple. More fruits and > veggies, plenty of leafy greens, cut back on the carbs, especially > refined anything (white flour, white rice, degerminated corn, etc). So the New York bagels I have will be given to friends with young children. That leaves me wondering about the 31 cans of Chef Boyardee mini ravioli I have. > Whole wheat bread, brown rice, limited pasta, limited white bread. So white rice is out, too? > Aim to reduce total calorie intake and to have the majority of the > calories unsaturated fat and lean protein. Limit red meat, no > processed food if you can manage it (fermented sausage like salami, hot > dogs, bacon, etc) and only natural cheese (no American, etc). How about bratwurst? Does pork count as a red meat? I am lactose intolerant, so I generally stay away from dairy. > Keto is an option, but you don't have to go the whole way into ketotic > metabolism to get some benefit. > More exercise if you aren't getting enough and better sleep, limited > alcohol. I don't drink any alcohol and get 7.5 - 8.5 hours of sleep per night. Exercise is something I started increasing about a month or two ago ... Craig _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
