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My total cholestrol is 205, triglyceride is199, hdl is 40, ldl is 124 and vldl is 41. are all these markers dangerous?

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See below.: Assuming yno early family history of heart disease or personal history of diabetes, stroke, or heart attack, then: your total cholesterol is a bit high - however, this is due to abnormal numbers for the rest. Triglycerides (fats) are high - reduce your fat intake. Hdl is about right but could increase a bit more to 45. Ldl is on target. If you have the above risk factors, then ldl<100, tg<130.

Answered 7/7/2019

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Dr. Rick Koch answered

Fish oil: Fish oil may beneficial in reducing your triglycerides 1-3grams of fish oil daily.

Answered 12/21/2013

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Dr. William Cromwell answered

Specializes in Clinical Lipidology

Need Particle Data: High triglyceride (tg) (>150) is often a marker for high LDL particle number (ldl-p). As tg rise ldl-p rises. However, when tg is high the amount of cholesterol carried by LDL particles goes down. This often results in "normal" LDL cholesterol (ldl-c) and low hdl-c levels despite high (ldl-p). When ldl-p is high cardiovascular risk is high independent of ldl-c, hdl-c, tg levels.

Answered 2/26/2019

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