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A 28-year-old male asked:
Dr. Israel Martinez Desales answered
Specializes in Atención de Urgencias
It...: Stands for high density lipoprotein and one of its function is to take colesterol that’s in the periphery back to the liver to be processed. It’s also ... Read More
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A 30-year-old member asked:
Dr. Mark Stern answered
46 years experience Cardiology
None: Food just has cholesterol ( or not). The body absorbs some of it and puts it in a low density lipoprotein. When the body has excess it puts the choles ... Read More
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Dr. Maritza Baez answered
17 years experience Family Medicine
Diet & exercise: Moderate exercise (about 30 minutes 5 times a week) reduces LDL cholesterol and raises HDL cholesterol. Smoking can lower HDL levels, so stop smoking ... Read More
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Dr. James Underberg answered
35 years experience Internal Medicine
Wine & saturated fat: Both alcohol and saturated fat will raise HDL cholesterol. Depending on how one's body responds simply increasing cholesterol intake can raise total a ... Read More
A 38-year-old member asked:
Dr. Marianne DiNapoli answered
8 years experience Obstetrics and Gynecology
Exercise,weight loss: Hdl (high density lipoprotein) is beneficial because it removes cholesterol from the walls of clogged arteries. An ideal HDL is >60 mg/dl. You can rai ... Read More
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Dr. Maritza Baez answered
17 years experience Family Medicine
Diet & exercise: Moderate exercise (about 30 minutes five times a week) reduces LDL cholesterol and raises HDL cholesterol. Smoking can lower HDL levels, so stop smoki ... Read More
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Dr. Vasu Brown answered
34 years experience Integrative Medicine
Carnitine 2 gm/day: Carnitine 2gm per day will raise HDL cholesterol.
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A 35-year-old member asked:
Dr. Louis Krenn answered
20 years experience Family Medicine
Lifestyle and meds: You can raise HDL cholesterol naturally with exercise, weight loss, and dietary changes such as eating less saturated fat. Consuming healthy fats such ... Read More
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A 26-year-old female asked:
Dr. Hamsa Jayaraj answered
54 years experience Internal Medicine
Not too high: No range given,but 135 is protective
A 33-year-old member asked:
Dr. Bennett Werner answered
44 years experience Cardiology
A tad: >45 is normal, cherriese.
A 33-year-old member asked:
Dr. Michael Fenster answered
31 years experience Cardiology
Not that we know: Currently HDL recommendations highlight a minimum number that we like patients to achieve. This numbers by age and sex. There is currently no maximum ... Read More
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A 23-year-old male asked:
Dr. James Chapman answered
41 years experience Cardiology
Exercise: Regular aerobic exercise of 20-30 min/day will help. May also be increased with antioxidants in red wine or grape juice. Fish oil supplements may al ... Read More
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A 34-year-old member asked:
Dr. Sarab Alfata answered
20 years experience Family Medicine
Life stayle: By following a good life style which include regular exercises 30min a day 4 times a wk, eating high omega-3 diet, high fiber diet , using olive oil o ... Read More
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A 30-year-old member asked:
Dr. Maureen Mays answered
Specializes in Clinical Lipidology
Yes: Yes. Hdl-c is good. Ldl-c is bad cholesterol. Triglycerides are little fats in the blood, which are also bad.
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