Wednesday, March 1, 2006

Trans Fatty Acids

I just got my cholesterol checked and it is high. The good news is that my HDL (good) is high but the bad news is that my LDL (Bad) is also high. So I just need to bring my LDL down. I was reading yesterday in Prevention magazine that there are lots of transfats in fried chicken and french fries, and transfats raise your LDL. Actually, there are lots of transfats in all restaurant fried foods and baked goods. So I think I need to cut back on fried foods. Bummer. I think this will be very difficult for me to do.

I can cut back to once a week, but I don't think I can just eliminate them right now. I'm not ready.

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