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129 LDL Cholesterol, 7.5 Uric acid. Lowering them?

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1 hour ago, Packer said:

 

 

I would really struggle to cut down chicken only 2 meals per week. 

 

Thai beef is so low quality, the fish I like, salmon and tuna, aren't exactly plentiful, replacing it in main meals would be very challenging.  

thai beef needs the right preparation and nutrients is about the same, and after all it is all about calorie restriction and your total amount of what you eat. 

 

1 hour ago, Sir Dude said:

In my opinion, this whey protein drink shake thing is shakey advice... I would increase natural protein intake to higher amounts. There are lots of reports to the good or bad of whey protein. It is commonly accepted that eating things high in purines and fructose are common causes of elevated uric acid levels... can include alcohol, seafood, and game meat in that too. Gout is often called "The rich man's disease", but that's not always true these days, but a while back it was. Other things like medication can raise levels too, so it's a whole bunch of stuff that can do it.

However, no point living like a monk, and you should concentrate on things that can lower it. So, drink lots of water and increase vit C intake, limit seafood and fringe meats, rich foods and booze etc.

 

Protein shake is to an advise but for some it helps to keep an low calorie restricted diet. 

 

I eat 3 meals a day consisting 500 - 600 calories a day pluss whey protein to make sure I reach my daily goal. 

 

At once you start counting calories you will now exactly where your overeating comes from and make you aware of how little food can contain a lot of dead calories you do not need, which can result in lifestyle problems and illness such as diabetes high uric acid and cholesterol 

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17 hours ago, KhunBENQ said:

Had a lab test last month and it states that LDL should be < 150?

Also take in consideration the ratio of LDL/HDL.

>4 is considered generally too high.

What's yours?

 

Yes, look at the ration. My LDL is high but my HDL is also high, so if I take my HDL from my LDL, my LDL is within limits.

That's just what I do. Maybe wrong.

On 9/3/2025 at 3:55 PM, Sheryl said:

LDL:  avoid processed carbs and processed meats.  Consume only healthy oils (olive oil etc). This last means avoiding pretty much all fried foods in the market and at restaurants as they use (and reuse, which is even worse) mostly palm oil. 

 

Uric acid: same as above plus minimize red meat, avoid organ meats and shellfish, and avoid or minimize alcohol.   https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/nutrition-and-healthy-eating/in-depth/gout-diet/art-20048524

That's all common sense. And could be found in uncountable brochures in clinics and hospitals. Even the comments here on AN shows that, where almost nobody is an expert 

On 9/3/2025 at 2:00 PM, KhunBENQ said:

Had a lab test last month and it states that LDL should be < 150?

Indeed. The blood tests I have been having for years have shown less than 160, so at 130-140 I have not really paid  much attention.

Last week I saw a different doctor and he said target is 100, and less where there is any heart disease. I don't like conflicting information but Dr Google seemed to indicate he was right.

27 minutes ago, save the frogs said:

FYI -- Just read that Psyllium Husk supplements can be used to lower LDL cholesterol. 

There is always a variety  of suggestions.

 

 Almonds have been found to have a consistent LDL-C-lowering effect in healthy individuals, and in individuals with high cholesterol and diabetes, in both controlled and free-living settings. 

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21457263/

ldl #'s don't mean jack ....sh*t

 what type of ldl particles are they ?   light fluffy   LB or hard dense SD ? did you get tested for that ? 

 

proven fix,   go straight carnivore ..  high fat beef/lamb

bacon,eggs butter    "ZERO" carbs  as in none !    no veggies..... either 

do that for 90 days ad go get checked   your body will love you.. "Long Time"

3 minutes ago, Luuk Chaai said:

ldl #'s don't mean jack ....sh*t

 what type of ldl particles are they ?   light fluffy   LB or hard dense SD ? did you get tested for that ? 

 

proven fix,   go straight carnivore ..  high fat beef/lamb

bacon,eggs butter    "ZERO" carbs  as in none !    no veggies..... either 

do that for 90 days ad go get checked   your body will love you.. "Long Time"

With no fibre presumably bowel movements are hard work?

1 minute ago, scubascuba3 said:

With no fibre presumably bowel movements are hard work?

smooth sailing .....    plenty of saturated fat  ( as in fat fron beef ) lots of grass fed butter and a healthy gall bladder

3rd year of  hardcore carnivore 

11 hours ago, Luuk Chaai said:

ldl #'s don't mean jack ....sh*t

 what type of ldl particles are they ?   light fluffy   LB or hard dense SD ? did you get tested for that ? 

 

proven fix,   go straight carnivore ..  high fat beef/lamb

bacon,eggs butter    "ZERO" carbs  as in none !    no veggies..... either 

do that for 90 days ad go get checked   your body will love you.. "Long Time"

 

Just watched a guy on Youtube claim that carnivore only works for some people based on their genetics.

Other people end up having health issues, such as high ApoB caused by too much saturated fat leading to heart attacks. 

He claims he has tested a lot of people personally. Not sure if he's a doctor.

I did carnivore for a while, then stopped.

I would not casually recommend carnivore diet to anyone and everyone, even though some people seem to do well on it. 

 

 

11 hours ago, scubascuba3 said:

With no fibre presumably bowel movements are hard work?

 

Yes.

And carnivore is low magnesium. Magnesium helps with bowel movements.

Although many carnivores take electrolyte powders.

 

2 minutes ago, save the frogs said:

 

Just watched a guy on Youtube claim that carnivore only works for some people based on their genetics.

Other people end up having health issues, such as high ApoB caused by too much saturated fat leading to heart attacks. 

He claims he has tested a lot of people personally. Not sure if he's a doctor.

I did carnivore for a while, then stopped.

I would not casually recommend carnivore diet to anyone and everyone, even though some people seem to do well on it. 

 

 

 

I must be one of the "Lucky ones ! ..  and gonna be 71 in January ..    feeling great 

https://www.howtocarnivore.com/

Check out Dr. Chaffee

 

Changing and improving diet, moderate exercise, reducing blood sugar, etc. made little difference to my LDL levels over 25 years.
Improving the food can help a bit in lowering cholesterol in my experience, and cutting the carbs for me stopped the hypertension i had a problem with.
I have been reminded many times that the body produces the cholesterol.
IMHO, you should try to see what you can do from food and exercise, but its possible as in my case that it may not do much.
I have some calcification in arteries, not bad yet. But I have to use statins to reduce the LDL.

1 hour ago, save the frogs said:

FYI -- Just read that Psyllium Husk supplements can be used to lower LDL cholesterol. 

 

I have been using psyllium for several years. I need to take it to assist bowel movements.
It did not make any improvement to cholesterol for me.

On 9/3/2025 at 1:16 PM, Packer said:

The LDL Cholesterol should be <100 and is officially Borderline-High.

 

Uric Acid that can go on to cause gout, joint issues, and kidney stones is 7.5, and should be 7 or lower.

 

What sort of foods should one be looking at adding to one's weekly diet and which ones should be cutout or lowered? 

To help reduce uric acid cut out red meat, beer, citrus fruits, and all sweetened drinks and cookies. If you can enjoy a diet of chicken, green vegetables, bananas and water you will be in good shape. 

On 9/3/2025 at 2:00 PM, KhunBENQ said:

Had a lab test last month and it states that LDL should be < 150?

Also take in consideration the ratio of LDL/HDL.

>4 is considered generally too high.

What's yours?

 

Check the 150, it looks too high. It may be for non-HDL cholesterol, not just LDL.
There are varying levels specified in clinics and hospitals.
The clinic I use for blood tests indicates less than 100 for LDL.
Bangkok hospital hua hin on medical states less than 130.
They also show a range for uric acid of 3.5 to 7.0.


The NHS UK shows healthy cholesterol levels as follows:
Total cholesterol Below 5mmol/L that’s 195 mg/dL.
HDL Above 1.0mmol/L or 39 mg/dL.
Non-HDL cholesterol, Below 4mmol/L or 155 mg/dl.
When I search for LDL levels, 
the british Heart foundation indicates below 4mmol/L , thats 116 mg/dL.

2 hours ago, david rucker said:

My uric acid increase immediately reduced to workable level by Puride 100 mg

 

See a doctor (preferably a rheumatologist) before taking Puride (allopurinol is the generic name). The HLA-B\*58:01 allele is a genetic marker that significantly increases the risk of severe, potentially life-threatening skin reactions from allopurinol, a medication used for gout. Individuals with this allele are at much higher risk for conditions like Stevens-Johnson Syndrome (SJS) and Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis (TEN). Therefore, HLA-B\*58:01 testing is recommended before starting allopurinol.

On 9/3/2025 at 2:58 PM, Packer said:

I would really struggle to cut down chicken only 2 meals per week. 

 

Thai beef is so low quality, the fish I like, salmon and tuna, aren't exactly plentiful, replacing it in main meals would be very challenging.  

Then don't buy Thai beef, though I wouldn't call it low quality, unless referring to tenderness/marbling. Just not as good as import or Thai beef from imported breeds.

 

My freezer always has Salmon in it, (imported & not farm raised), which I get from Makro, but not ARO brand, packaged, as suspect that simply to be old, thawed that they couldn't sell as 'fresh' ...

 

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On 9/9/2025 at 9:25 AM, save the frogs said:

FYI -- Just read that Psyllium Husk supplements can be used to lower LDL cholesterol. 

 

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I read this also. Daily oat bran for breakfast seems to be a winner for lowering LDL. Villa Market is supposed to have it (sometimes). But can be found everywhere on Lazada.

 

Wow...wow....do you guys not anything read Stiddle Mump posts?

 

Relax.......No need for medication......embrace nature and things will sort themselves out naturally.

49 minutes ago, save the frogs said:

 

Yeah, I've been coming across that too lately .... 

 

Goddarn ApoB!

 

There is also Apo(a).   Which is mostly generic.  

11 hours ago, TedG said:

There is also Apo(a).   Which is mostly generic.  

 

Generic or genetic ??

Yeah, maybe that's why different diets affect different people differently ?? 

Or some people can tolerate certain diets better than others ... there seems to be a genetic component that we need to be aware of.

 

3 minutes ago, save the frogs said:

 

Generic or genetic ??

Yeah, maybe that's why different diets affect different people differently ?? 

 

It’s genetic.  I have apo(a) that’s a little high.   

10 hours ago, TedG said:

It’s genetic.  I have apo(a) that’s a little high.   

 

Thanks for the heads up.

I need to get it checked. 

 

1 minute ago, save the frogs said:

 

Thanks for the heads up.

I need to get it checked. 

 

it should standard these days but it’s not.   1/5 high people have high Ap(a).   

11 hours ago, TedG said:

it should standard these days but it’s not.   1/5 high people have high Ap(a).   

 

Yeah, seems like the hospitals are behind compared to some info that's being put out online. 

That guy whose video I posted also mentioned that doctors are not checking all the numbers they should be checking. 

My God, what a screwed up world we are living in when we need to get medical information on Youtube and then tell our doctors ... or go get private lab work.

What a mess .... there is too much bureaucracy I guess in the medical establishment and things are slow to change. 

 

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