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I would like to identify how to lower my hdl (the good cholesterol) dr. says ldl is good but the hdl is 3.5 should apparently be belowe 1.9. pushing overall cholesterol reading to 6.5? please advise
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Stop worrying: These units are mmol/liter. Maybe there is a misunderstanding. "Reference range" is the values you find for 94% or so of healthy people. A few percent of healthies fall outside just by human variability. There's no reason to try to shoehorn an unusually healthy HDL-C (for that's what it is) into "being like everybody else." Get a consult with a specialist if you're still in doubt.
Answered 6/23/2018
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