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What to do if i had blood work done and it came back saying my cholesterol was at 137 how bad is that?
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Total, HDL or LDL?: There are several components to cholesterol (lipid) panel. Total cholesterol, of course. But if it's 137, that's really good! LDL is bad cholesterol. We used to stratify our LDL goals based upon heart disease risk such that we aimed for less than 160 if low risk, less than 130 if moderate risk, less than 100 if high risk w/optional goal less than 70. So what's your risk?HDL greater than 60 is good
Answered 7/10/2014
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That sounds good.: Granted, I'd have to know what the three types of cholesterol are in your profile, but as a total that sounds pretty low. Low in a good way that is.
Answered 11/29/2014
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