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My hdl was very high which was good but my ldl (the "bad") was about 18 points too high. is the ldl significant in the grand sceme of it all?
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Depends: It depends on the big picture. If you're healthy, non-smoker, non-diabetic, normal BP, active, and don't have an unusually worrisome family history, a minor elevation of LDL is not terribly important. However, each risk factor is additive. You get to subtract a risk factor if your HDL is >60. At 35, your risk is pretty doggone close to zero.
Answered 10/6/2014
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LDL is atherogenic: Risk of developing heart disease based on multiple factors& excess LDL is only 1 of them. At your age, lifestyle changes to decrease LDL ought to be undertaken as first step. Signif decrease your intake of saturated fats (fats that are solid at room temp =butter), shellfish, egg yolk to name a few. Eat a Mediterranean diet as much as possible. Walk 10000 steps/day. Recheck fasting lipid 6 months
Answered 12/4/2014
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