Blood work results

Upon closer inspection of the overall blood work, I have found a high
reading in Total Bilirubin of 2.9 (normal 0.2 - 1.5).

Since I was not familiar with Bilirubin, I looked it up:

A red pigment occurring in liver bile, blood, and urine. Its measurement can
be used as an indication of the health of the liver. Bilirubin is the
product of the breakdown of hemoglobin in red blood cells. It is removed
from the blood and processed by the liver, which secretes it into the
digestive tract. The normal value is 0.1 to 1.5 milligrams per liter of
blood. An elevated level of bilirubin in blood serum is an indication of
liver disease or drug-induced liver impairment.

Any comments would be appreciated

"Slider" <none> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

I'm approaching my second anniversary following Atkins and had some recent
blood work done as part of a life insurance plan. While these are my
second such positive results over the past two years, these are the first
I've posted.

This is by no means a definitive "see, I told you so" assertion that a low
carb, higher protein diet does not negatively impact your cholesterol, but
it sure as hell is a good indicator to me, personally, that I'm doing the
right thing. I feel better, look better and am certain that I am in a
better, all-around state of health because of my lifestyle choice

Of course, ymmv

Feel free to comment on the results, pro or con.

Determination Measurement Usual clinical
range
Cholesterol (MG/DL) 183 140-199
HDL Cholesterol (MG/DL) 55 35-80
LDL (Calculated) (MG/DL) 113 0-129
Triglycerides (MG/DL) 72 0-150

"Slider" <none> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

I'm approaching my second anniversary following Atkins and had some recent
blood work done as part of a life insurance plan. While these are my
second such positive results over the past two years, these are the first
I've posted.

This is by no means a definitive "see, I told you so" assertion that a low
carb, higher protein diet does not negatively impact your cholesterol, but
it sure as hell is a good indicator to me, personally, that I'm doing the
right thing. I feel better, look better and am certain that I am in a
better, all-around state of health because of my lifestyle choice

Of course, ymmv

Feel free to comment on the results, pro or con.

Determination Measurement Usual clinical
range
Cholesterol (MG/DL) 183 140-199
HDL Cholesterol (MG/DL) 55 35-80
LDL (Calculated) (MG/DL) 113 0-129
Triglycerides (MG/DL) 72 0-150

I don't believe that most dietery afflictions are due to diet, but more to
inheritance. I'm sorry, but I believe it is the luck of the draw. Just
earlier this week I saw a friend of mine die, and it just happened. He was
74 and diabetic. He was a tall man, but skinny as a rail. His heart
failed.

He smoked.

I don't think it was his smoking, I don't think it was necessarrily the
diabetes, I think it was just his time. Jesus, we're all mortal, and we're
all going to die of something.

Let others figure out why. It's not my problem.

"I don't believe that most dietery afflictions are due to diet, but
more to
inheritance. "

I'm not sure what this means. What is a "dietary affliction?"

"I'm sorry, but I believe it is the luck of the draw. Just
earlier this week I saw a friend of mine die, and it just happened. He
was
74 and diabetic. He was a tall man, but skinny as a rail. His heart
failed. "

So you don't believe that a direct link between smoking and heart
disease has been established? Or between diabetes and pre-mature death
from heart disease? Both of these have been well established. Sure
you may not be able to say for certain that any one individual
definitely died as a direct result of smoking, but statistically, it's
been proven to be a major cause, beyond any reasonable doubt.