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Medical Forum / General / Nutrition / October 2006Cholesterol test results
Total = 212 HDL = 48 TC/HDL ratio = 4.4 LDL = 155 Triglycerides = <45 I'm 41 years old 6' tall 155lbs. In good health, I ride bikes, jump on trampolines, and feel like I'm 25 still. I don't eat fast food, but do eat beef and pork fairly often. My wife (a pharmacist) says my cholesterol is too high, I say phooey. What do you think? Should I try and lower it? > Total = 212 > HDL = 48 > TC/HDL ratio = 4.4 > LDL = 155 > Triglycerides = <45 > I'm 41 years old 6' tall 155lbs. In good health, I ride bikes, jump on > trampolines, and feel like I'm 25 still. I don't eat fast food, but do eat > beef and pork fairly often. > My wife (a pharmacist) says my cholesterol is too high, I say phooey. > What do you think? Should I try and lower it? You're OK, but cutting the more fatty cuts of beef should reduce your cholesterol enough. Substitute chicken, turkey, fish, and beans for some of that beef.  SignatureRon : Total = 212 : HDL = 48 [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] : My wife (a pharmacist) says my cholesterol is too high, I say phooey. : What do you think? Should I try and lower it? You did not mention anything related to omega-3 fatty acids. Independent of cholesterol levels, it should be beneficial to increase the intake of these healthy fatty acids either by eating fatty fish (salmon, small mackerel, sardines) on a regular bases, or by taking fish oil capsules, or both. I agree with the Ron's recommendation. SignatureJuhana > : Total = 212 > : HDL = 48 [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > -- > Juhana Couldn't resist jumping in Your lab values indicate that you eat a relatively good diet with low saturated fat (trig<100) but you overeat (insulin usage per meal) relative to your body's metabolism (determined by muscle mass and its' hunger determined by exercise and thyroid hormone levels) giving you elevated cholesterol. > Total = 212 > HDL = 48 [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > My wife (a pharmacist) says my cholesterol is too high, I say phooey. > What do you think? Should I try and lower it? If you look at Statin studies where cardiovascular disease was measured by IVUS any LDL level above 80 allowed disease progression. (Search for Asteroid or Reversal studies). . For example: http://www.clevelandclinic.org/heartcenter/pub/news/archive/2004/reversal 5_2.asp Or http://www.clevelandclinic.org/heartcenter/pub/news/archive/2006/reverseC AD3_13.asp While these studies were done in people with disease, it is also a fact that evidence for plaque buildup is seen even in young accident victims and soldiers so it is highly likely that you (& everybody else) already has some plaque burden. The initiation of the disease requires endothelial damage of blood vessels (say from smoking or high blood pressure or infection etc). In a perfect world where you knew your lifestyle left your endothelium in perfect shape, your LDL levels may not be of concern. In the real world lower is probably better for everybody and aggressively lower is probably best. Roland > Total = 212 > HDL = 48 [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > My wife (a pharmacist) says my cholesterol is too high, I say phooey. > What do you think? Should I try and lower it? Your cholesterol isn't at all too high, and your HDL/TGL ratio is remarkably good. TGLs and HDL have been found to be of more predictive value than LDL is; LDL has been found to be the least reliable predictor. Your low TGL suggests that your LDL particles are likely the larger, fluffier, undamaging kind. Susan stephen <sillyrabbit@trixareforkids> wrote in part: >Total = 212 >HDL = 48 [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] >My wife (a pharmacist) says my cholesterol is too high, I say phooey. >What do you think? Should I try and lower it? Depends on your genes, which you didn't mention. -- Jim Chinnis Warrenton, Virginia, USA jchinnis@alum.mit.edu |
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