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My cholesterol is 5.8 i weigh 49kg and am very fit . i eat well etc am training for marathon too . how else can i lower my cholesterol?
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5.9 = 224: Your raw or total cholesterol is not a useful number as it consists of both bad (LDL) and good (HDL) fractions. You need to check the components - you may be at very low risk! If your HDL is >1.55 (60 mg/dl), that's very good. IF not, do you have family hx of high cholesterol? If so, you may require medication to lower it. Your wt and training are big pluses for you!
Answered 10/5/2014
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