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Should I Be Concerned About Significantly Elevated Triglyceride, Cholesterol, And LDL Levels?
Question: Hi,
I have done my mediacl checkups and there are some deviations.
Can you pls suggest is there anything critical?
Is there any medications actually required?
I have attached the reports for your reference.
I am 6 feet 2 inch height with a body weight of 88 Kilos.
I have done my mediacl checkups and there are some deviations.
Can you pls suggest is there anything critical?
Is there any medications actually required?
I have attached the reports for your reference.
I am 6 feet 2 inch height with a body weight of 88 Kilos.
Brief Answer:
Advised to go for a clinical check-up in the first place.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Your BMI is alright as per your age group. However, the triglyceride, cholesterol, and LDL (the bad cholesterol) levels are quite elevated, along with elevated uric acid, homocysteine levels, some secondary changes in the hematological profiles and severe Vitamin D deficiency also.
Stop smoking/using any form of tobacco completely (if you do), better to avoid alcohol also (if at all consume). Drink plenty of water throughout the day(at least 2.5ltr per day).
Apart from that, you should also initiate some dietary modification on daily basis. Try to avoid junk/fast foods completely, no excessive deep-fried foods strictly.
-Avoid processed and packaged foods, always try to eat fresh, organic foods, have fresh fruits instead of any packaged fruit juices. Include a lot of fresh green leafy vegetables in the daily diet. Have a bowl of salad every day. Try to include foods which help to decrease Cholesterol and increase the HDL level (the good one) in the body, like olive oil, beans, and legumes, whole grains, plenty of nuts etc.
Also, start working out and increase physical activities (for the beginning 30-45 minute of daily jogging in the morning or evening followed by free-hand exercises etc.).
Make sure to get daily sun-exposure on bare body parts for around 15-20 mins in the morning, preferably in between 8-10am (it'll help in natural synthesis of vitamin-D levels) include foods like fortified milk, almonds, pistachios, hard-boiled eggs, spinach, orange juice, plenty of legumes to maintain proper Vit-D3 levels in the body.
Follow all these strictly and also get a clinical check-up done by any Internal medicine specialist. Lipid-lowering medications, as well as vitamin D3 and folic acid supplementations, should be initiated based on the findings.
Not to worry as these aren't extremely critical yet. However immediate medical attention and routine clinical follow-ups are needed in order to keep things on track.
Take Care
Regards
Advised to go for a clinical check-up in the first place.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Your BMI is alright as per your age group. However, the triglyceride, cholesterol, and LDL (the bad cholesterol) levels are quite elevated, along with elevated uric acid, homocysteine levels, some secondary changes in the hematological profiles and severe Vitamin D deficiency also.
Stop smoking/using any form of tobacco completely (if you do), better to avoid alcohol also (if at all consume). Drink plenty of water throughout the day(at least 2.5ltr per day).
Apart from that, you should also initiate some dietary modification on daily basis. Try to avoid junk/fast foods completely, no excessive deep-fried foods strictly.
-Avoid processed and packaged foods, always try to eat fresh, organic foods, have fresh fruits instead of any packaged fruit juices. Include a lot of fresh green leafy vegetables in the daily diet. Have a bowl of salad every day. Try to include foods which help to decrease Cholesterol and increase the HDL level (the good one) in the body, like olive oil, beans, and legumes, whole grains, plenty of nuts etc.
Also, start working out and increase physical activities (for the beginning 30-45 minute of daily jogging in the morning or evening followed by free-hand exercises etc.).
Make sure to get daily sun-exposure on bare body parts for around 15-20 mins in the morning, preferably in between 8-10am (it'll help in natural synthesis of vitamin-D levels) include foods like fortified milk, almonds, pistachios, hard-boiled eggs, spinach, orange juice, plenty of legumes to maintain proper Vit-D3 levels in the body.
Follow all these strictly and also get a clinical check-up done by any Internal medicine specialist. Lipid-lowering medications, as well as vitamin D3 and folic acid supplementations, should be initiated based on the findings.
Not to worry as these aren't extremely critical yet. However immediate medical attention and routine clinical follow-ups are needed in order to keep things on track.
Take Care
Regards
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Arnab Banerjee
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