Sun, Apr-14-02, 00:33
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New Member
Posts: 7
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Plan: low carb
Stats: 145/136/130
BF:
Progress: 60%
Location: TX
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Re: cholesterol and understanding it's numbers?
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Originally posted by Jackie K.
...I don't really know what to do? And trying to understanding the numbers and their definitions for the HDL and LDL.
HDL=240
LDL=158
Triglycerides=91
Ratio for HDL=3.8
My blood pressure is always low ie. 100/70...
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If in addition to LDL of 158 you have 2 or more risks factors (men 45 years or older, women 55 years or postmenopausal, hypertension, smoking, HDL<35, family history of CAD in first degree relative - male relatives younger than 55, female relatives younger than 65), then, according to AHA guidlines, you should follow a diet and lose weight (if overweight.)
For people without coronary risk factors the goal LDL is below 160. |