Re: Lipid (or other blood lab) ranges in CRON

[Guest guest]

Hi :

Looks like you are doing great. When yer have edged yer BMI down,

very gradually, to 21 you'll be doing even better (as will I, when I

get there, too!).

The reason the 'normal' ranges are where they are is because these

days the BMIs of (supposedly) normal people (average for my gender

and age group, for example) are between 29 and 30.

Sigh!

Rodney.

>

> Has anyone postulated healthy lipid (or other blood lab) ranges for

> the CRON community? I just got my blood lab results, and they

render

> the normal ranges meaningless to me, because I'm so far under (or

> above) them. What's the point of such WIDE ranges? I wonder instead

> how I'm doing with respect to the CRON community.

>

> Also I wonder if anyone has a theory about why my potassium is way

> low (at 3.4) despite a heavily nutrient-dense vegetable intake.

> Perhaps my using more salt than usual in the few weeks before the

> tests?

>

> Current data:

> Age 48

> female

> BMI 23

> TC 152

> HDL 73

> LDL 67

> Triglycerides 61

> ratio TC/HDL 2.08

> glucose 75

>

> Thanks in advance for any feedback.

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi :

Looks like you are doing great. When yer have edged yer BMI down,

very gradually, to 21 you'll be doing even better (as will I, when I

get there, too!).

The reason the 'normal' ranges are where they are is because these

days the BMIs of (supposedly) normal people (average for my gender

and age group, for example) are between 29 and 30.

Sigh!

Rodney.

>

> Has anyone postulated healthy lipid (or other blood lab) ranges for

> the CRON community? I just got my blood lab results, and they

render

> the normal ranges meaningless to me, because I'm so far under (or

> above) them. What's the point of such WIDE ranges? I wonder instead

> how I'm doing with respect to the CRON community.

>

> Also I wonder if anyone has a theory about why my potassium is way

> low (at 3.4) despite a heavily nutrient-dense vegetable intake.

> Perhaps my using more salt than usual in the few weeks before the

> tests?

>

> Current data:

> Age 48

> female

> BMI 23

> TC 152

> HDL 73

> LDL 67

> Triglycerides 61

> ratio TC/HDL 2.08

> glucose 75

>

> Thanks in advance for any feedback.

>

>

[Guest guest]

For CRON biomarkers, check out:

" Long-term calorie restriction is highly effective in reducing the

risk for atherosclerosis in humans. "

April 2004. PMID: 15096581. PNAS USA. 101(17):6659-63.

Rodney.

> >

> > Has anyone postulated healthy lipid (or other blood lab) ranges

for

> > the CRON community? I just got my blood lab results, and they

> render

> > the normal ranges meaningless to me, because I'm so far under (or

> > above) them. What's the point of such WIDE ranges? I wonder

instead

> > how I'm doing with respect to the CRON community.

> >

> > Also I wonder if anyone has a theory about why my potassium is

way

> > low (at 3.4) despite a heavily nutrient-dense vegetable intake.

> > Perhaps my using more salt than usual in the few weeks before the

> > tests?

> >

> > Current data:

> > Age 48

> > female

> > BMI 23

> > TC 152

> > HDL 73

> > LDL 67

> > Triglycerides 61

> > ratio TC/HDL 2.08

> > glucose 75

> >

> > Thanks in advance for any feedback.

> >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

For CRON biomarkers, check out:

" Long-term calorie restriction is highly effective in reducing the

risk for atherosclerosis in humans. "

April 2004. PMID: 15096581. PNAS USA. 101(17):6659-63.

Rodney.

> >

> > Has anyone postulated healthy lipid (or other blood lab) ranges

for

> > the CRON community? I just got my blood lab results, and they

> render

> > the normal ranges meaningless to me, because I'm so far under (or

> > above) them. What's the point of such WIDE ranges? I wonder

instead

> > how I'm doing with respect to the CRON community.

> >

> > Also I wonder if anyone has a theory about why my potassium is

way

> > low (at 3.4) despite a heavily nutrient-dense vegetable intake.

> > Perhaps my using more salt than usual in the few weeks before the

> > tests?

> >

> > Current data:

> > Age 48

> > female

> > BMI 23

> > TC 152

> > HDL 73

> > LDL 67

> > Triglycerides 61

> > ratio TC/HDL 2.08

> > glucose 75

> >

> > Thanks in advance for any feedback.

> >

> >

>