argh, i got similar news last year, and it was disappointing.
I remember being told i had high cholestorol when i was a frigin kid (~10), so my mom changed a lot of the foods we ate, and i think it stabalized. fast forward 20 years, and i get checked and the numbers are high. I used to be a fairly heavy drinker a few years back, which has been completely cut down to about 2-4 drinks a week (used to be easily double that).I went on a healthy eating binge (eating more fish, eating more vegetables, a cup of spinach a day, cutting out red meat). i'm generally a good eater, just the weekends, where our social outings or relax time include indulgence in junk/fast food.
i'm scared to go get checked again this year. i also workout excessively, 4-5 times a week, but i know heart disease, cholestorol, diabetes are high risk issues in my family tree.
my doctor suggested taking meds for the cholesterol if it doesn't decrease, but i'm in my low 30s, i am a bit reluctant to kick these in so young... my mom started on these when she was at least 15 years older than i am now.
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