Centrum Cardio - High Cholesterol Message Board

Yves16 · 07-10-2008, 01:25 PM

I'm a 47 yr old male with high cholesterol. I'm active and eat well but I'm still 15 pounds overweight. I very much hesitate to buy the drugs that most doctors prescribes for cholesterol. I saw an add on Centrum Cardio and would like to know more about it.

Any comments or suggestions?

Yves

The Mayor · 07-11-2008, 05:23 AM

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I'm a 47 yr old male with high cholesterol.

Yves,
It would be helpful to all of us if you first post some numbers. (i.e. HDL, LDL & TRIGLYCERIDES).
The wording "high cholesterol" could mean a bunch of things.

Yves16 · 07-11-2008, 07:56 AM

Yes, I should have provided the following figures:

Cholesterol 6.6
Triglycerides 4.27
HDL 0.91
LDL 3.73
Total HDL ratio 7.3

These figures might have gone down a bit since my last test.

Yves

bakingnut · 07-11-2008, 07:57 AM

I was wondering about the Centrum Cardio also. Last check: T-248 HDL-47 and LDL-174 and tri. 100. Think it would do any good? The dr. wants me on Crestor and I have hesitated with all of the horror stories on statins. However, the high cholesterol is a family affair so I am not sure if anything will get this down. I am a 51 yo female. My mother passed away at age 64 from having a heart attack and two strokes, yikes.

Bakingnut

namelessme · 07-11-2008, 12:07 PM

Centrum Cardio has plant sterols, which may lower LDL (approx. 10% or so). However, there is no proof that plant sterols actually lower one's risk of heart disease that I am aware of. Plant sterols are similar to cholesterol in structure, and have been found in artery plaque, the same as cholesterol.

If you have elevated cholesterol + risk factors, I think better alternatives are niacin, fish oil, red yeast rice, vitamin D and/or statin. If you have mildly high LDL and want to try something simple to lower it, just eat more fiber (oats are a good choice).