Hi Dora,

Only things besides the above I can think of would be to ask how long you fasted prior to the test .. should be 12 - 14 hrs, with no food but water taken freely. And .. do you smoke, or live/work with second-hand smoke? That will affect your levels in a negative way too.

It may help for you to read some facts about cholesterol, from Cholesterol Myths by Dr. Uffe Ravnskov

• link - Cholesterol is not a deadly poison, but a substance vital to the cells of all mammals. There are no such things as good or bad cholesterol, but mental stress, physical activity and change of body weight may influence the level of blood cholesterol. A high cholesterol is not dangerous by itself, but may reflect an unhealthy condition, or it may be totally innocent.

• link - A high blood cholesterol is said to promote atherosclerosis and thus also coronary heart disease. But many studies have shown that people whose blood cholesterol is low become just as atherosclerotic as people whose cholesterol is high.

• link - There is no evidence that too much animal fat and cholesterol in the diet promotes atherosclerosis or heart attacks. For instance, more than twenty studies have shown that people who have had a heart attack haven't eaten more fat of any kind than other people, and degree of atherosclerosis at autopsy is unrelated with the diet.

There's more, and the scientific evidence to back it up, at Ravnskov's site.

Another article worth reading is Cholesterol and Heart Disease - a phony issue .. and .. What Causes Heart Disease?, from the Weston A. Price Foundation.

I hope you find those articles reassuring.


Doreen