Category: Cholesterol

My doctor informed me my cholesterol is high. I eat alot of eggs, whites only, no yolks.

I heard that you shouldn’t really worry about the "Total Cholesterol" but rather your HDL, LDL & Triglycerides. Is it true?
I am a 29 yrs old woman. I did blood test 3 times this year, and here is my results:

On 3/2007
HDL (57), LDL (120), Tri (60), Total Cholesterol (189)
On 7/2007
HDL (68), LDL (151), Tri (88), Total Cholesterol (237) <=Red Flag.
On 11/2007
HDL (62), LDL (136), Tri (67), Total Cholesterol (211) <=Still high.

My diet is pretty the same all year along, I don’t know what I ate that make it rise so much from March to July. Then I pay more attention to what I put in my mouth, I started taking fish oil and eliminate much greasy food. I also start eating 15 almonds per day. It drops a little, but it is still kinda high.

And how is the "total cholesterol" calculated? is it HDL+LDL+Triglycerides? Mine doesn’t add up, so I am curious of how they calculate that.

At what age do you start to have problems of cholesterol?

I dont want stupid answers. How can cholesterol have a positive effect on you body. Thank You
What happens if you have to little cholesterol?

I have PCOS, and I eat pretty healthy and exercise. My cholesterol is 210, and I was wondering if PCOS causes high cholesterol and if so, how?

135/169= blood pressure

I am 22 years old, white male, weigh 200 lbs (mostly lean) athletic, work out & run, & eat pretty good food.

Cholesterol= 168 total cholesterol,
48 good cholesterol,
118 bad cholesterol

Just had my yearly physical. My bad cholesterol was 117 and good cholesterol was 35. My doctor sent my results to me in a letter and she didn’t want to see me again, so I guess everything is good, all my other results were normal. When I read online about cholesterol levels, my bad cholesterol is in the healthy range, but I read that the good cholesterol should be 60+????? Is that right? If so, how do I raise it?

Alright, I had a blood test two weeks ago for a medicine I am on and the doctor said my cholesterol is a little high (it is at 171). I was wondering where I can get a chart to see what an ideal cholesterol is for my age.. I’m 17 years old, 6’1", and 220lbs, and male, if it matters. If anyone can provide a chart or give me an ideal rating, it would be much appreciated..

They claim oats does. Is Cheerios the only cereal that is good for reducing cholesterol?

my good cholesterol is 93. my LDL is 132, my triglycerides are117. my total cholesterol is 248. How do they figure the total?