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Confused my md told me i need to lower my cholesterol. my nd told me that my cholesterol looks great and my hdl at 104 was awesome. total 241 ldl 128?

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Dr. Michael Roman answered

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Numbers are good : But not perfect. Total cholesterol goal is below 200. HDL goal above 60. And LDL below 100. Your HDL. Is great. LDL. Descent. And total is a little skewed because the HDL is so good. I would continue what you have been doing Overall the numbers are good. Just some fine tuning.

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Answered 1/27/2015

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A member asked:

Confused my md told me i need to lower my cholesterol. my nd told me that my cholesterol looks great and my hdl at 104 was awesome. total 241 ldl 128?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Michael Roman answered

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