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How can my cholesterol be elevated, while triglycerides are normal? i thought they go hand-in-hand. i supplement with fish oil, could this skew the #s
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Persons can have: Lipidemia without elevated trigs- with history of htn- a good lipid test in my experience is the NMR from liposcience. The LDL particles would indicate to you the need for a statin drug! hdl- is I mportant also.
Answered 5/1/2015
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