Subject: Subject: Re: Olive Oil?

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Message: 2

Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2005 14:32:50 -0000

From: " Gay e " <@...>

Message: 2

Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2005 14:32:50 -0000

From: " Gay e " <@...>

Subject: Subject: Re: Olive Oil?

Hi

I must admit I am terribly conflicted on the subject of Olive Oil.

I am monitoring my cholesterol having stopped taking Statins. My

results are much improved with my new lifestyle/diet but after a 2

week holiday recently, I was rather surprised by the figures.

My HDL went up and my TC/LDL went down after 2 weeks away. At first

I put it down to the increased exercise: I walked a lot and hit the

gym most days.

However, a week later, despite continuing to exercise and the return

to my 'healthy' diet, my cholesterol figures returned to what they

were before my holiday.

On holiday I ate 2 fried eggs and fried bread everyday for breakfast

(something I would NEVER normally do) and ate loads and loads in the

evening including a dessert, in short a very poor diet.

I did have a few things that were different eg walnuts, avocado etc.

in small quantities but the biggest thing I can identify was that

most things were cooked with loads of Olive Oil.

On my normal diet, I take 1g of fish oil, add 20g flax seed to my

muesli in the morning, 2 or 3 walnuts to salalds etc. but otherwise

try and keep fats and oils down, especially saturated. I still

actually have more fat in my diet than I would like and this is

gradually changing as I learn more and get get to grips with CRON.

However I am now really wondering if I should make an effort to take

more Olive Oil?

Life can be so complicated <grin>

Gay

Hi

I must admit I am terribly conflicted on the subject of Olive Oil.

I am monitoring my cholesterol having stopped taking Statins. My

results are much improved with my new lifestyle/diet but after a 2

week holiday recently, I was rather surprised by the figures.

My HDL went up and my TC/LDL went down after 2 weeks away. At first

I put it down to the increased exercise: I walked a lot and hit the

gym most days.

However, a week later, despite continuing to exercise and the return

to my 'healthy' diet, my cholesterol figures returned to what they

were before my holiday.

On holiday I ate 2 fried eggs and fried bread everyday for breakfast

(something I would NEVER normally do) and ate loads and loads in the

evening including a dessert, in short a very poor diet.

I did have a few things that were different eg walnuts, avocado etc.

in small quantities but the biggest thing I can identify was that

most things were cooked with loads of Olive Oil.

On my normal diet, I take 1g of fish oil, add 20g flax seed to my

muesli in the morning, 2 or 3 walnuts to salalds etc. but otherwise

try and keep fats and oils down, especially saturated. I still

actually have more fat in my diet than I would like and this is

gradually changing as I learn more and get get to grips with CRON.

However I am now really wondering if I should make an effort to take

more Olive Oil?

Life can be so complicated <grin>

Gay