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What is the normal range for cholesterol without fasting?
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Total or fractions?: Optimal total cholesterol is under 200 but we look more at the fractions. Many women have such a high good cholesterol (HDL) that a mildly elevated total cholesterol won't carry any risk.
Answered 6/10/2014
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