Is a cholesterol of 301 bad for a 33year old who is not overweight and 90% of the time doesn't eat poorly?

Answer 1

Almost always, yes.

The reason is that 90% of the cholesterol in the body is manufactured by the liver. A high cholesterol level is NOT a disease, but rather a symptom of poor health. In this case it could be an early sign of fatty liver disease. Treating it with a poison is not going to improve the health of the liver, though it will produce a "smoke screen" and reduce the cholesterol count.

Answer 2

There is a genetic component to cholesterol levels as well as a diet one. Some people can not keep their levels at medically accepted values no matter how careful they are with what they eat. For those people taking a prescription medicine prescribed and being monitored every few months by a doctor is the way to avoid results of high cholesterol like clogged arteries. Those medicines are not "poisons" - they are valid treatments for a serious condition.

Answer 3

The weather is most definitely worse now than it used to be. I have lived in Fife, Scotland, all my life and Scotland is not known for the best of weather but I can remember when I was a child, during the school holidays in the summer there were days it was so hot the tar was melting on the roads. For the whole 6 weeks holidays we were guaranteed good weather, were at the beach or just running about the streets wearing shorts and T shirts every day. Sometimes even playing out in my bathing costume. Nowadays, we get an odd day of sun here or there but not even a whole week.

Answer 4

It all depends on the break down of your numbers. There is good cholesterol and bad. If you have as healthy odd a life style as you say then you should have your Doctor go over the numbers with you. Just because your total cholesterol is borderline high it might not mean there is a problem.

Answer 5

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As far as your cholesterol is concerned, it depends entirely on the break down of the LDL and HDL constituents. If you have no other risk factors, an LDL of 130 or lower is adequate. You can expect to lower your numbers by 15% with lifestyle changes, after that you will probably need to be on medication in order to achieve your goals. Good luck

Answer 6

They like to see total cholesterol below 150. My advice to you would be to see your physician and talk to him/her about the results of your testing and see what he/she recommends.

Certainly don't pay attention to some crackpot on the internet who tells you that cholesterol medication is a "poison".

Answer 7

I thought a person's cholesterol wasn't supposed to be over 200, and it's preferred to be even lower!

Answer 8

Yes it is very bad!!!!! Please consult your doctor on which medicines you should take. If you eat healthy it could be that your body is producing more cholesterol than it should.

Answer 9

yes that is way to high!!!! see your doctor or a dietician and set up a prgram to get it lower!!! it wont be that hard belive it or not

Answer 10

Yes, it is. Please see ur doc and see what you can do about it. Maybe meds will fix it, or exercise.