My cholesterol has jumped up by 30 points!

[Wynnie 186]

Ok, so my cholesterol was 201 just prior to my sleeve in June 2014, and as of yesterday it is now 231... I've lost weight, more active, is it my meat Protein source? I'm thinking others have had the same issue, so what should we be eating? I dont eat eggs and not much cheese, but I do eat red meat pork, chicken fish and nuts.

[Bobby46 327]

Mine has jumped too. It has to be from the high Protein diet we are on. But I'm not sure what to think about it just yet. I have a doc appointment in May and will ask then.

Curious too.

[IcanMakeit 1,318]

My cholesterol also jumped since the surgery and massive weight loss. I hesitate to blame the high Protein diet because I was on a high Protein diet when my cholesterol was going down.

Also, the newest research about cholesterol is telling us that it is much more complex than first believed. Long term studies have called into question the "lowest is best philosophy". While my doctor is still worried about my turnaround and put me back on a statin, I'm not overly concerned. I'm following his orders just to hedge my bet, not because I think my raised levels are really high enough for concern.

[swimbikerun 1,040]

2 things: 1) did your HDL go up? You need to have your HDL, LDL, trigs, and VLDL taken. My HDL was routinely in the 70-80's and early 90's before surgery. Now it is regularly over 100 and throws everything off. 2) HDL goes up for 2 reasons: 1 you have a genetic issue in terms of Japanese or anorexics get it.

[scstxrn 213]

Same thing swimbikerun said - you need the different components, both from before and now. But HDL also goes up with weight bearing exercise - i.e. climbing stairs, lifting weights.

[James Marusek 5,244]

Some of the latest research on cholesterol indicates that cholesterol is not as strongly tied to negative health risk as earlier believed. I suspect that your current meal plan is O.K. but you can consult with your nutritionist. Generally the drivers to focus on is diabetes and high blood pressure.

[Wynnie 186]

I will be visiting my primary doc and I know she will pull all the tests for this. I think I need to lower my meat consumption and add more fish, but will still get this checked. Thanks all for the the feedback.

[CheleLynn45 615]

This is interesting I have my blood draw this coming Friday to test for EVERYTHING (LOL) and now I am more curious than ever to see what all my numbers are. I will be 18wks out tomorrow. Hmmmmm????