Wellness

[lhs43]

I just had bloodwork done and my total cholesterol is up by about 20 points! I eat pretty healthfully and I'm not overweight. The only thing I've done differently in the past 6 months is add fresh salmon to my diet, so I've been eating two 3 oz. portions a week in addition to my usual 1 1/2 cans of salmon and sometimes sardines too during the week.

My doc said she isn't considered because my HDL is very high and LDL is low.

All my research indicates that salmon should reduce TOTAL cholesterol. Then I found this conflicting info:

"Fish oil can cause your total cholesterol measurement to increase, but some of that comes from an increase in your HDL cholesterol, which is actually beneficial. The concern with fish oil is the increase in LDL cholesterol. However, this increase in the amount of LDL measured may not represent a true increase in LDL cholesterol. As health central explains, your LDL levels are calculated from measurements of your other kinds of lipids. A decrease in triglyceride levels coupled with increased amounts of HDL can cause your calculated LDL levels to rise, even if your LDL levels stay the same."

Read more: http://www.livestrong.com/article/421880-does-fish-oil-increase-the-total-cholesterol-measurement/#i...

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I'm concerned about the increase in my total cholesterol even though my doc doesn't seem to be. Has anyone else had this experience or have knowledge about it? Any nutritionists out there? TIA.