Vision is purrrrrfecto! =D I was curious what a 6/5 vision means... I always thought perfect is 6/6... so after reading this... now I know what is 6/5...and is it really a normal for people to have waistline of 90cm??? I don't think so leh... their standard very funnyy...... wierd..... outrageous!
Snellen Chart
This is the important part... cholesterol! My total cholesterol is borderline high. My HDL (Good cholesterol) is high, very high in fact. My LDL (Bad cholesterol) is Borderline high. So what does all these HDL, LDL, Total cholesterol means?Actually there is not much meaning on their own, we have to look at the ratio. A person can have Normal levels of LDL (Bad cholesterol), but less than normal HDL (Good cholesterol) and he/she will still have higher risk of heart diseases if the ratio is not optimum.
As for my case, the ratio of Total/HDL is 3, and that is less than the normal of 4.5, meaning I belong to the low risk. So from this we can see that to prevent risk of developing heart diseases, there is 3 things we can do:
1. Increase HDL (Good)
2. Lower LDL (Bad)
BUT the golden question is How? What can I do?
To increase HDL (Good) - Increase cardiovascular exercises, Lose weight (fat mass) if you are overweight, Stop smoking, Increase intake of monosaturated fats from sources such as avocado, olive oil and PEANUT BUTTER! Omega 3 fatty acids, and cut down on transfats (killer).
To Lower LDL (Bad) - Decrease intake of saturated fats, avoid transfats, increase intake of soy products according to studies, Lose weight (fat mass) if you are overweight, eat food high in fibre such as wholemeal bread, oats.
As for my Triglyceride level, mine is 23, which is much less than the optimum or 150. Too low in Triglycerides is also not good as it suggest malnutrtion. Anything less than 10. I am still safe. :)
Blood Glucose normaland they say... "we are happy to note that you are generally not at increased risk of developing heart diseases...bla bla bla"
You are happy... so am I. =)
On egg yolks
http://www.chetday.com/eggyolk.htm
On increasing HDL
http://heartdisease.about.com/cs/cholesterol/a/raiseHDL.htm
On Vision
http://www.dwp.gov.uk/medical/med_conditions/major/vision/visual_acuity_vision.asp
On Triglycerides
http://www.healthatoz.com/healthatoz/Atoz/common/standard/transform.jsp?requestURI=/healthatoz/Atoz/ency/triglycerides_test.jsp
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/triglycerides/CL00015
6 comments:
oh no you got to watch it now.
sleepyyyy cattt...... u nv read carefully....
I told you egg yolks are good, just not too much, 1 a day is fine at your age. Everything should be eaten in moderation, afterall all foods contain some sort of nutrition so eating a variety can supplement your body with the essential nutrients to function & for health sake. Further, you work out so often you need these nutrients all the more .
I got a shock when I saw the title of this entry, particularly when you work out often...
I am more amazed by your perfect eye-sight, it is so rare to have healthy eyes in Singapore due to the lifestyle everybody has.
Didn't know that peanut butter is a good source of HDL... but it is amazing you manage to have such has HDL... when most are struggling to keep it within the desirable limit...
Awww.... take care of your health. I always discard the egg yolk in my eggs.
ice - actually more than one is also ok.. its good cholesterol anw. just that some saturated fats tag along... so gotta agar agar (estimate) ur activity level and the amount of eggs ba.
Fen - haha... very misleading rite. lol. i guess my eye sight is attributed to:
1. I don't read when i was young, just like to sleep and run around. lol.
2. i watch some tv, but not alot!
3. genes! my parents are 6/6!
and yup..peanut butter is a gd source of HDL, natural PB tt is, not skippy! I was quite shock to see that my HDL was very high too... i guess exercise helps! =)
the skinnyplate - nono skinnyplate, im fine! =DD
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