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April 10, 2007
my science experiment 
So here's what a low-fat, low-salt, low-sugar unrefined vegan diet did for me over 6 weeks:
Weight: I lost 29 pounds
Waist measurement: lost 3 inches
Blood sugar (fasting): I went from 117 to 97. The prediabetic range is 100-126.
Diastolic blood pressure (the bottom number): dropped 18 points, from 90-72
Systolic blood pressure (the top number): dropped 10 points, from 120-110
Cholesterol:
Total cholesterol dropped 61 pts, from 219 to 158. The desired range is below 200; borderline is 200-240.
Trigylcerides (non-cholesterol fat) dropped 44 pts, from 106 to 62. Normal is <150.
HDL (good cholesterol) dropped 18 pts, from 67 to 49 pts. Desirable is >60.
LDL (bad cholesterol) dropped 34 pts, from 131 to 97 pts. Desirable is <100, borderline is 130-159.
Posted at April 10, 2007
Comments
Wow! Awesome! Inspirational, really. Throw some flax seed oil (or Salmon, if veganism is optional) in there to work on the HDL.
Posted by: Scott at April 11, 2007 7:06 AM
WOOHOO! A perfect score! Go VJ!
Posted by: scone at April 11, 2007 9:12 AM
I was trying to get a tablespoon a day of flax seed, but I wasn't as consistent about that as I'd like. Something for me to work on!
Posted by: vj at April 11, 2007 11:11 AM
nice work!
Posted by: vespabelle at April 11, 2007 12:35 PM
Good Lord, woman, what else do you need? Those numbers tell the story!!
Posted by: Misty at April 12, 2007 4:17 PM
What did the nurse say "this was extreme"? Ha! Remarkable lady. WTG!
Posted by: neca at April 13, 2007 8:31 AM
Fabulous! Congratulations VJ. Now get back on the good foot :-)
Posted by: Fran at April 13, 2007 4:01 PM