Eddie On Everything » cholesterol http://www.eddieoneverything.com Don't get me started Mon, 23 Aug 2010 16:19:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Is a Home Cholesterol Test Accurate? http://www.eddieoneverything.com/articles/is-a-home-cholesterol-test-accurate.php http://www.eddieoneverything.com/articles/is-a-home-cholesterol-test-accurate.php#comments Mon, 26 Jul 2010 20:46:23 +0000 eddie http://www.eddieoneverything.com/?p=1190 While shopping at Target today, I noticed a home cholesterol test on closeout sale.

It was a First-Check Home Cholesterol Test, regularly $12, but on sale for just $5.

I didn’t think it’d be very accurate, but thought I’d pick it up just for kicks.

After getting it home, I noticed that the test only measures total cholesterol, not HDL, LDL, and triglycerides. Oh well. But what do you expect for $5, right?

But my question is — are these things accurate?

I found one article at the Mayo Clinic that answers a cautious, “maybe.” Basically, they say, they might be accurate, but a home cholesterol test is no substitute for seeing a doctor. Fair enough, Mayo Clinic.

I’m wondering if anyone else has experience using home cholesterol tests. Did you find them to be accurate? How did the reading from your home kit compare to a test you had administered at the doctor’s office? (I last had my cholesterol measured a few years ago, so I don’t feel comfortable making comparisons.)

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The quick answer: Very few.

As you can see from the chart below, there are very few, if any, carbohydrates in Eggs.

If you are on a low carb diet, such as the Atkins diet, the incredibly low carbohydrate content of eggs makes them an excellent source of protein.

Just be careful about the cholesterol in egg yolk – while the carb content is low, cholesterol is through the roof. And it’s not the good cholesterol, either. For that reason, many people choose to eat just egg whites, and not the whole egg.

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Carbohydrates in Eggs

Item Calories Protein(g) Fiber(g) Fat(g) Net Carbs(g) Total Carbs(g)
1 Egg White 17 3.5 0 0.0 0.3 0.3
1 Egg Yolk 59 2.8 0 5.1 0.3 0.3
1 Egg, whole 78 6.3 0 5.3 0.6 0.6

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