A 33-year-old member asked:
Can you tell me how i could lower my (ldl) cholesterol and raise my (hdl) cholesterol?
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Dr. Ed Friedlanderanswered
Pathology 46 years experience
Fitness is the key: Medication and perhaps even diet may have an impact, but if it is at all possible, get back into that aerobic fitness lifestyle that you enjoyed so much as a teenager. It will probably not just raise your HDL but protect your heart and brain, and make you feel far better. What a fine gift to give yourself!
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A 38-year-old member asked:
Are there any ways I can raise HDL cholesterol?
3 doctor answers • 6 doctors weighed in
Dr. Sarab Alfataanswered
Family Medicine 22 years experience
Diet-activity: High omega-3 diet, high fiber diet, low fat diet, increase olive oil and canola oil use, regular exercises 30min a day 4 times a wk.
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A 31-year-old member asked:
Fat in nuts lowers hdl-cholesterol, or the fat in nuts lowers ldl- cholesterol?
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Dr. William Haynesanswered
Internal Medicine - Endocrinology 39 years experience
Nuts good for HDL: Eating nuts tends to increase HDL (good) cholesterol and decrease LDL (bad) cholesterol. The effect is larger if triglycerides are also elevated. See this excellent review paper for more information:
http://www.Ncbi.Nlm.Nih.Gov/pmc/articles/pmc3257681
also remember that weight loss and exercise improve cardiovascular risk substantially.
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A 49-year-old member asked:
Can you tell me how i can reduce LDL & increase HDL of cholesterol ?
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Dr. Bennett Werneranswered
Cardiology 46 years experience
D, E, S: Diet, exercise, statin. Many other medicines have been recommended but none has been shown to be effective.
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Lake Oswego, OR
A member asked:
Hi, what are some foods I can at to lower my cholesterol, LDL etc? What are some foods I can eat to raise my HDL Cholesterol? Cholesterol
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Dr. David Peralta orozcoanswered
Specializes in Medicina Familiar
Cholesterol: all vegetables help, in addition to reducing the consumption of trans fats
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A 33-year-old member asked:
Does butter have LDL or HDL cholesterol?
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Dr. Mark Sternanswered
Cardiology 48 years experience
Neither: It just has cholesterol which the body will turn into LDL cholesterol.
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