My Cholesterol 8 Months Ago Was 260 Now It's 225, Is This Speed Good Or Should I Go For Medications

Posted on Tue, 6 Dec 2022

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Question : My cholesterol 8 months ago was 260 now it's 225, is this speed good or should I go for medications?
Note: From 8 months ago I have started doing intermettient fasting and walking 10k steps daily.

Answered by Dr. Vaishalee Punj (26 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
I think its a reasonable speed

Detailed Answer:
Hello,

I think your cholesterol is lowering at a reasonable speed and it should be down to normal in few more months.
Intake of calorie rich foods like sweets can also be reduced.

Hope this helps. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Dr Vaishalee

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar