[Diabetes-talk] whole milk and cholesterol

[Sandi Ryan]

I don't know that drinking skim milk makes you fat.  But drinking whole milk 
doesn't either--necessarily.

Sandi

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bridgit Pollpeter" <bpollpeter at hotmail.com>
To: "'Diabetes Talk for the Blind'" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, March 24, 2013 8:25 PM
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] whole milk and cholesterol


> On the milk subject, I've always drank skim, and I've always been
> underweight. So... Seems it may depend on the individual.
>
> Bridgit
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Diabetes-talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
> Of Grant E. Metcalf
> Sent: Sunday, March 24, 2013 7:33 PM
> To: diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [Diabetes-talk] whole milk and cholesterol
>
>
> As a kid growing up on the farm I had lots of whole milk and was never
> overweight--maybe just a bit crazy and hyper. Still less than 50 pounds
> at
> age 8.
> As for the cholesterol issue, recently my doctor put me on atorvastatin,
> 10
> mg daily. I noticed that my blood glucose levels increased and I lost
> energy. Co-incidentally, a couple of weeks ago I came across an
> interview
> with Dr. Steve Sinatra and Johnny Bowden who co-wrote a book entitled
> "The
> cholesterol myth". They discussed the fact the statins reduced co-enzyme
> q10
> in the body and increased the BG levels. Checking the net, I did find
> quite
> a number of discussions regarding these facts. My LDL is fantastic, 49,
> HDL
> 54, but I am having to increase my insulin dosage and now supplement
> with
> co-Q10. And my LDL wasn't that bad before, only 105. I think I'm going
> back
> to no statins for myself. It will cost less and I wasn't feeling that
> bad.
> Again, that's my story and I'm stickin' to it!
> Grant
>
>
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