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Suggest Healthy Diet For Weight Loss But Not Loose Muscle Tissue
Question: Ι need i healthy diet to for weight loss but i don't want to loose muscle tissue. My AST (SGOT) is 54 iu/l and my ALT (SGPT) is 143 iu/l also my Cholesterol, total is 220 mg/dl and the Triglycerides are 168 mg/dl. That means i can't have much protein. what should i do?
Brief Answer:
Good Morning
Detailed Answer:
Calm down. I need to know your height, weight, all diagnoses and all medications to get to know your case better. Can I ask why you think you can't have much protein, what led you to that conclusion? How do you eat now? What are your favorite food?
Tell me, are your eyes yellow; what tone of your skin - normal or yellowish? Who did your blood draw and what did they saw about your results? Have you tried any diets previously and what has worked and what hasn't and why? Do you take any supplements?
Please write back telling me what you ate in your last full day of food intake, your diagnosis, any other labs you haven't given me like LDL and HDL and fasting blood sugar and glomerular filtration rate if you have that (Gfr), and I can better guide you. I will be looking for your reply and specific questions. Sincerely, XXXXXXX shattler, ms,rdn
Good Morning
Detailed Answer:
Calm down. I need to know your height, weight, all diagnoses and all medications to get to know your case better. Can I ask why you think you can't have much protein, what led you to that conclusion? How do you eat now? What are your favorite food?
Tell me, are your eyes yellow; what tone of your skin - normal or yellowish? Who did your blood draw and what did they saw about your results? Have you tried any diets previously and what has worked and what hasn't and why? Do you take any supplements?
Please write back telling me what you ate in your last full day of food intake, your diagnosis, any other labs you haven't given me like LDL and HDL and fasting blood sugar and glomerular filtration rate if you have that (Gfr), and I can better guide you. I will be looking for your reply and specific questions. Sincerely, XXXXXXX shattler, ms,rdn
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Dr. Vinay Bhardwaj
I'm 6'1'' i weigh 250 lb and my diet it's much better than before, i change it the last 2 weeks with more vegetables and less red meat. No i don't have yellow eyes and my skin look very good. i have a few spider veins on my right foot and i have four small brown round marks. i just star a few supplements as CoQ10, D3 5000iu , krill oil , milk thistle , and red yeast rice. My meal to day so far had oat meal with raisins and honey for breakfast an Avocado after two hrs and for lunch i had spinach & carrots risotto and a filet of fish with olive oil. my blood sugar is (Glucose, serum 96mg/dl), eGFR if Nonafricn Am =106ml/min/1.73 >59 , eGFR if Anafricn Am 122 ml/min/1.73 >59 , the res that is high is Calsium 10.7 , LDL cholesterol Calc 122 ,
Testosterone, Total LC/MS 149 (LOW) , Estradiol ( Roche ECLIA Methology ) <5.1 (low).
The doctor ask me to donate blood because its good for my health and also he said that my blood is little thick and after i loose weigh he would now better.
Testosterone, Total LC/MS 149 (LOW) , Estradiol ( Roche ECLIA Methology ) <5.1 (low).
The doctor ask me to donate blood because its good for my health and also he said that my blood is little thick and after i loose weigh he would now better.
Brief Answer:
Hello - Good to hear from you again
Detailed Answer:
I have read your complex situation over and before I comment on diet I must comment on something rather dangerous you are doing. You are taking Red Yeast which acts lika statin and you must have your liver enzymes measured and the same care needs to be taken as if you were on a statin. Please let your doctor advise you on this as I see your LDL is 122, slightly high.
It is great you are reducing red meat as you will do much better to stick to vegetable analogues (soy protein made to taste and look like meat) and all lean meat; white turkey, white chicken)Keep your protein around 80 grams per day. Goal is no red meat. Use oatmeal liberally, oat bread, cheerios, low fat products, and your diet otherwise looks excellent.
I suggest small frequent meals to ease the pressure on the internal organs. Along the same lines, weight loss will help you. A weight loss goal is whatever is reasonable and achievable for you. I imagine 220 might be a long range goal.
Of course, exercising 30 minutes 5 times per week at 127 beats per minute.
Avoid excess fiber, follow a low sodium diet of less than 2300 mg/day.
I hope this helps give you a map to follow in terms of your diet.
Hello - Good to hear from you again
Detailed Answer:
I have read your complex situation over and before I comment on diet I must comment on something rather dangerous you are doing. You are taking Red Yeast which acts lika statin and you must have your liver enzymes measured and the same care needs to be taken as if you were on a statin. Please let your doctor advise you on this as I see your LDL is 122, slightly high.
It is great you are reducing red meat as you will do much better to stick to vegetable analogues (soy protein made to taste and look like meat) and all lean meat; white turkey, white chicken)Keep your protein around 80 grams per day. Goal is no red meat. Use oatmeal liberally, oat bread, cheerios, low fat products, and your diet otherwise looks excellent.
I suggest small frequent meals to ease the pressure on the internal organs. Along the same lines, weight loss will help you. A weight loss goal is whatever is reasonable and achievable for you. I imagine 220 might be a long range goal.
Of course, exercising 30 minutes 5 times per week at 127 beats per minute.
Avoid excess fiber, follow a low sodium diet of less than 2300 mg/day.
I hope this helps give you a map to follow in terms of your diet.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Raju A.T
The doctor gave me those supplements and he knows abut the enzymes! I'm taking a second opinion from you because i want to know the situation and what i have to do to make my health and the way eat better! what abut the spots on my feet and the spider veins, i know that usually females getting spider veins not the males.
Brief Answer:
I am trying to address your concerns
Detailed Answer:
I guess I am confused as to what you want. You are asking for a second opinion and I gave you one, apparently similar to your physicians. I didn't mention any enzymes although I did review your supplements with you, another important part of making your health better.
I did review with you some focus issues in your diet, what did I miss specifically?
You did mention four brown spots and spider veins briefly but did not state that they were causing you pain or discomfort. The spider veins are often associated with liver disease. The brown spots you speak of I really don't know where they are coming from.
Please guide me as to what I missed and how I can assist you better. XXXXXXX Shattler, Ms,RDN
I am trying to address your concerns
Detailed Answer:
I guess I am confused as to what you want. You are asking for a second opinion and I gave you one, apparently similar to your physicians. I didn't mention any enzymes although I did review your supplements with you, another important part of making your health better.
I did review with you some focus issues in your diet, what did I miss specifically?
You did mention four brown spots and spider veins briefly but did not state that they were causing you pain or discomfort. The spider veins are often associated with liver disease. The brown spots you speak of I really don't know where they are coming from.
Please guide me as to what I missed and how I can assist you better. XXXXXXX Shattler, Ms,RDN
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Raju A.T
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