Lower Triglycerides produce Higher LDL

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Low triglycerides - 22 Dec 2005 21:54 GMT

After months of a high protein & fat, 10 eggs (& bacon!) a week, low
carb diet, my total C registered 220. HDL 62, Triglycerides 64, LDL
146.
If the formula for determining LDL is: LDL = Total Cholesterol minus
HDL, minus Triglycerides/5, does not a lower Triglycerides figure
result in a higher LDL? And isn't that rather an anomaly?
Thanks for any wisdom on the subject.
RMR

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Robert - 23 Dec 2005 02:55 GMT

> After months of a high protein & fat, 10 eggs (& bacon!) a week, low
> carb diet, my total C registered 220. HDL 62, Triglycerides 64, LDL
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> Thanks for any wisdom on the subject.
> RMR

Obviously if your total cholesterol remains the same and the only thing that
changes is a lower triglyceride or VLDL then of course that would mean a
higher LDL.
The primary prevention or goal is LDL and the secondary goal is
triglycerides after the LDL goal has been reached.

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