How long do I have to live?

[Lorizael]

Do no harm! Do no harm!

[Felch]

Buy a couple water bottle, and make sure you fill them up and drink them everyday. That'll help quench your thirst without reaching for a soda. Buy some bags of microwaveable mixed veggies. Broccoli, carrots, peas, are all awesome for you. Green beans and corn aren't really that great, but they're a couple steps up from Five Guys. When it's time for dinner, cook one up, eat that **** without drenching it in butter or cheese, and then top it off with whatever you like. Guy might not agree, but you don't have to actually cut out all junk food, you just have to make them a smaller part of your diet. If you cut back on the processed foods from 80% to 20% of your total calories, you'll see a real difference.

[Lorizael]

...pot?

[Felch]

That goes without saying. Weed is a leafy green vegetable after all.

[The Mad Monk]

Am I going to die?

...

I don't take responsibility.

[BlackCat]

Just got test results in the mail from my doctor.

Cholesterol: 259
Triglycerides: 254
HDL: 40
LDL: 168
TSH: 2.92

I have a family history of heart disease, too.

Am I going to die? Should I start popping pills? Should I go on some crazy diet? Apolyton, my life is in your hands.

Why can't you yanks use standardized numbers ?

When I had my attacks my cholesterol number was just below 6 and the docs want it around 2 (can't remember the HDL/LDL ratio).

Guy, can you say something about the different ways of representing this ?

[Lorizael]

According to this website, it's mg/dL in the US versus mmol/L in Europe.

[Lefty Scaevola]

Just got test results in the mail from my doctor.

Cholesterol: 259
Triglycerides: 254
HDL: 40
LDL: 168
TSH: 2.92

I have a family history of heart disease, too.

Am I going to die? Should I start popping pills? Should I go on some crazy diet? Apolyton, my life is in your hands.

Points and laughs:
Ha Ha, I weight over 300LBs and my cholesterol, triglycerides and LDL are around or less than half yours, and HDL is better. I had a large cheeseburger and cheese nachos for lunch today, and typically have mexican food around 6 times a week, inbetween bacon, suasage, pork, steaks, and Italian food.

[Lefty Scaevola]

When I was 50, I went in for a complete cardio workup, all the way to inject dye and lie in the scanner after the treadmill to image the arteries and veins. The doc was a bit non-plussed. He basically said, in more polite language, that it was contrary to the decency and justice of the universe that such a fat sedentary slob should have such fine cardio-vascular health.

[DanS]

Juice is not your friend.

An important point. And bread is no better (well, maybe slightly better).

[Al B. Sure!]

No juice? Fine, bread and water it is.

No bread!

Vegetables, chicken and fish, water, and exercise.

If your Jewish-loving co-worker gets you bagels and lox, eat the lox and nothing else

[Lorizael]

What exactly is wrong with juice? Sugar?

[Al B. Sure!]

What exactly is wrong with juice? Sugar?

yes. It's also nutritionally empty compared to actual fruit which you should have in moderation.

[Jon Miller]

Even 100% Orange Juice?

JM

[giblets]

When I was 50, I went in for a complete cardio workup, all the way to inject dye and lie in the scanner after the treadmill to image the arteries and veins. The doc was a bit non-plussed. He basically said, in more polite language, that it was contrary to the decency and justice of the universe that such a fat sedentary slob should have such fine cardio-vascular health.

Someone should study your DNA.