Originally Posted by jth1959
Here's the funny part, a year before my cholesterol was 170 and all of sudden it's 220. The doctor asks me what have I been doing. In that year I had taken up cycling and joined a men's hockey league after doing nothing for 10 years. Genetics are a strong thing.
When I took my physical, last year, my cholesterol went from over 204 to 155 (it was 240 before I started cycling) and my LDL was 93. There is no history of high cholesterol in my family and I haven't changed my diet from when it was at 155. My riding increased almost 4,000 miles from this year to last year and the only thing different I can think of that has changed is having a peanut butter and jelly sandwich with chocolate milk after my rides. This year my cholesterol went up to 208 and my LDL went up to 144. However, my triglycerides (63) and HDL (51) were much better this year than last. I'm not sure if it's the PBJ's but I'm laying off of them for a while and see if it makes a difference when I go for my 6 month followup. Sometimes I wonder if it even makes sense to worry about it.
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