February, 2010
IF YOU ARE 21 OR AROUND THAT AGE, WHAT IS YOUR HDL AND LDL BLOOD CHOLESTEROL LEVELS?
HDL normal level > 60 mg/dL.
LDL < 100 mg/dL.
More than 75% of cholesterol is produced by the liver. Only 25% of cholesterol comes from the food. Familial hypercholesterolemia is a condition passed down through families in which a person has high levels of "bad" cholesterol (low density lipoprotein, or LDL) beginning at birth. The condition [...]
How high can your bad cholesterol (LDL) get before it’s dangerous?
Mine is 145. I’m trying to eat better but it’s making me very grumpy.
It depends on whether LDL gets oxidized, and if you have arterial damage. That’s why anti-oxidants are important.
LDL can be 400 and safe, or 135 and kill you. Its not the total, its the oxidation and deposition in [...]
What is the average HDL and LDL cholesterol levels for a 21 year old female?
Hi Maggalagg,
Here are the recommendations of the American Heart Association:
Total cholesterol less than 200
hdl cholesterol at least > 40, ideally > 60
LDL cholesterol at least less than 130, ideally less than 100
Triglycerides less than 150
Total Cholesterol = HDL + LDL + (Triglycerides divided by 5)
All the best,
Lisa Nelson RD
How to lower cholesterol in 8 [...]
Do omega-3 fortified eggs still have bad cholesterol?
Are high omega-3 eggs actually good for you, or just not as bad as regular eggs? Do they still have the bad cholesterol that makes regular eggs unhealthy for heart patients? Thanks!
Any eggs are actually very healthy for the human body as they are rich in protein and other nutrients. As long as you are [...]
How do I lower my LDL cholesterol?
I’m 26 and my doctor told me I have an elevated LDL cholesterol level. It is at 176. He wants me to excercise and eat right. What types of food should I eat and do you have any recommended excercises or activities?
If you want to lower your cholesterol naturually there are a [...]
How much will eating Honey Nut Cheerios lower my cholesterol?
I’ve been seeing a lot of commercials lately that eating Honey Nut Cheerios lowers cholesterol. How many points will it lower it and for how long should I eat it to start seeing the results? Does it make a difference if I use whole milk or skim milk?
Dry cereals are a very bad deal — [...]
Regulating Blood Pressure Naturally With Vitamins
High blood pressure, which is also called hypertension, affects about one in three adults. Although there are many causes of hypertension, there are not necessarily any symptoms, with 30% of people having high blood pressure not knowing it. Therefore, just because you don’t have symptoms doesn’t mean you don’t have high blood pressure, [...]
Can lies be called good lies and bad lies like cholesterol has good cholesterol and bad cholesterol?
Sometimes lies help too.Can these lies be called "NICE LIES"?
As long as you call lying "lying" does it matter if you call it good lying or bad lying? Either way, a lie is a lie.
There is a time and a place for lying, like a victim to an enemy, or an investigator to [...]
my husband haves high cholesterol what kind of diet i should put him?
Today we just found out he haves high cholesterol and i need ideas or recipes to lower his cholesterol.any ideas anyone?
Perhaps you can find some useful tips in a web search for "cholesterol lowering diets".
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what is the different between cholesterol, HDL and LDL?
when we go for blood test check, we see the cholesterol, HDL = (good fat) and LDL = (bad fat) I would like to know exactly what are the differences between these 3 catogories or types of fat?
are HDL and LDL type cholesterol as well? what is the function of each of them or come [...]
