My HDL is 79 and my LDL is 113. To my understanding, this means that my 'good cholesterol' is above the recommended level and my 'bad cholesterol' is below the recommended level; they are both in the range where they should be, but my total cholesterol is then 'high'. What I don't understand is why this is a bad thing. Do I have too much of a good thing? Is there such a thing as too much 'good cholesterol'? I don't really watch what I eat, but I walk quite a bit, my BMI is 20 and in general I feel pretty darned healthy. I need a straight answer from someone who can tell me if this cholesterol thing is something that should concern me.
2006-08-03
08:26:50
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Odyssey1111
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