my husband just got his cholesterol test back and the doctor said his numbers are too high.
2007-02-09 11:05:57 · 5 answers · asked by lauriefigueroa3291 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Heart Diseases
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2007-02-10 01:43:26 · answer #1 · answered by Mike M 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I generally ignore total cholesterol numbers because they are a collective number including HDL's (good) and LDL's (bad) as well as several other constituents.
The figures are based on relative risk.
If you have no risk factors (diabetes, smoking, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, family hx for heart attacks) then you should have your LDL at or below 130.
If you have risk factors but no known heart disease, then LDL at 100 or below.
If you have known heart disease - stents, heart attacks, open heart surgery then LDL at 70 or below.
Regarding the HDL's - the higher the better.
How to remember which is which ?
HDL = high density lipoprotiens. The high should be high.
LDL = low density lipoprotiens. The low should be low.
I hope this helps.
By the way, it is well documented that atherosclerosic plaques show stabilization or even regression with adequate control of cholesterol.
For examples of supporting recent medical literature, see:
Journal of American Medical Assoc. 2007 Feb 7;297(5):499-508
JAMA. 2006 Apr 5;295(13):1556-65.
Cleveland Clinic Journal of Med. 2006 Oct;73(10):937-44
American Journal of Cardiology. 2006 Oct 1;98(7):866-70
2007-02-09 11:33:41 · answer #2 · answered by c_schumacker 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
As you probably know, the higher the cholesterol, the higher the risk of heart attacks and related problems. Doctors generally try to get the total cholesterol under 200 to lower (but not eliminate) the risk. On the other hand, studies have shown that people with cholesterols below 150 never have heart attacks, so IMHO, that number is a good one.
2007-02-09 11:16:05 · answer #3 · answered by vegan 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
depends on the ratio of good and bad cholesterol...
good is called HDL
bad is called LDL.
you are looking for the HDL to be higher in percentage than the bad...
but in general 4 percent is meant to be the preferred magic total number...
but I know plenty of people with cholesterol over 6 percent and their doctors are happy with them because their HDLs make up the biggest slice of that figure...
exercise helps your body make HDLs... and HDLs gobble up LDLs... so it may be that your husband needs to exercise more and things will improve ....
walking is good.... walk everyday... and that might make a huge difference.... oats and grapefruit both help lower cholesterol... as they mop up the LDLs ... so eat porrige.. or muesli... and have grapefruit in the fruit bowl... peel and cut in chunks... keep it in the fridge and snack on it.... sweeten with honey if needed...
2007-02-09 11:43:12 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
199 and below are in the OK range. Over 200 is bad, and some people go much higher than that.
2007-02-09 11:14:58 · answer #5 · answered by Holiday Magic 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Two hundred or less is good, 220 is acceptable, hgh is anything above 220 for total chol.
2007-02-11 07:06:28 · answer #6 · answered by xxx 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋