High Cholesterol - Can I play Sports - High Cholesterol Message Board

TFBrowne · 01-08-2008, 08:15 AM

Hi,

I've just found out that I have a very high Cholesterol level (7.4). I'm in Ireland so I don't know how that equates to international reading but they recommend 4 being the highest in this country so you can see how high it is.

The question is, I have a football game this weekend and I want to know if there is any reason why I can or cannot play this game? I am not overweight and I am reasonably fit. It seems the high Cholesterol reading is half hereditary, half diet based.

Your thoughts would be really appreciated.

Cheers,
Tony

marantz1935 · 01-09-2008, 01:43 AM

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Originally Posted by TFBrowne

Hi,

I've just found out that I have a very high Cholesterol level (7.4). I'm in Ireland so I don't know how that equates to international reading but they recommend 4 being the highest in this country so you can see how high it is.

The question is, I have a football game this weekend and I want to know if there is any reason why I can or cannot play this game? I am not overweight and I am reasonably fit. It seems the high Cholesterol reading is half hereditary, half diet based.

Your thoughts would be really appreciated.

Cheers,
Tony

Hi Tony,

I can't answer your question per se, but my own cholesterol readings are 6.5 and my GP said he wasn't too worried for the moment about those numbers. I was also recently diagnosed with high blood pressure to boot.

I stand corrected, but isn't 5 considered normal?

Marantz.

TFBrowne · 01-09-2008, 03:19 AM

Yeah it was 5 in Ireland but they are revising it to 4 as they want to tackle it harder, so I've been told.

I just want to make sure it is safe for me to play football with it. I know exercise is one of the main ways to bring the levels down but I don't want to overdo it and drop dead as a result!

dmer · 01-09-2008, 08:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TFBrowne

Hi,

I've just found out that I have a very high Cholesterol level (7.4). I'm in Ireland so I don't know how that equates to international reading but they recommend 4 being the highest in this country so you can see how high it is.

The question is, I have a football game this weekend and I want to know if there is any reason why I can or cannot play this game? I am not overweight and I am reasonably fit. It seems the high Cholesterol reading is half hereditary, half diet based.

Your thoughts would be really appreciated.

Cheers,
Tony

Football would be ok but I'd rule out lawn bowling

Seriously, you should have a physical and check for underlying conditions. The father of the Motherwell football player who just died during a game in Scotland was a high school classmate of mine and I have a vague memory of a congenital heart condition in his family. Tragically, it played out with the on field death of his son, an otherwise very fit individual.

With your blood lipids, a physical exam and evaluation of your family's cardiac history, you can get a good assessment of any risk you might be confronting.

Lulubells · 01-15-2008, 09:59 PM

Diet and excersize is what they reccomend for high cholesterol isn't it? I do not agree with them wanting us to lower our cholesterol to un natural levels. I got mine down to where the doctors were happy and I was hardly able to function with it that low. I do not believe a one size fits all when it comes to cholesterol. I know how much better I feel with it when my doctor isn't happy with it, than when he is....