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How to treat high blood lipids?
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Diet/exercise & meds: High lipids (cholesterol) is treated with a low saturated fat, high fiber diet, cardiovascular exercise, and medications. Your doctor can make specific recommendations based on which lipids are elevated.
Answered 3/29/2014
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Diet/exercise+|-meds: Lipids with familial/genetic abnormalities are to be treated, on top off diet and exercise. You may eat cardboard for 3 months and still have issues. No question exercise and diet are the mainstay of treatment, but the earlier you start treatment if indeed a familial type lipid disorder, the bigger the difference in long term risks for stroke, heart attacks and overall blood vessel disease.
Answered 7/20/2012
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Statins: For elevated cholesterol. Fibrates, Lovaza or vascepa for elevated triglycerides. But the medications are after failed diet and exercise.
Answered 6/27/2014
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Blood work shows lipid/cholesterol 223 (tri.107/hdl59/nonhdl164/ldl143.Sed23. Crp high sensitivity 24. Atorvastatin 40mg as treatment.Ok or concerns?
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