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What Does this lipid Profile Result Mean?

I am a 41 year old male, who is in very good general health. I exercise very regularly, eat well, don t smoke, etc. In October my lipids test showed I had an LDL cholesterol count of 160 (high), total non HDL of 188, and HDL of 50. So my doctor wanted me to lower my LDL. I got tested earlier today, and with all my other life style habits (exercise, et al) staying the same, via my diet I lowered my LDL to 130 and non HDL to 141, but my HDL fell to 35! What could have caused this sudden drop in HDL if all my other habits were relatively unchanged?
posted on Fri, 27 Feb 2015
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Hello,
Welcome to HCM and thanks for asking your question.
Coming to your lipid profile, I would like to enlighten you that LDL is a bad cholesterol and it should have less than 100, if it goes more than 160, then there are every chances of atherosclerosis and its consequences. ...
HDL is good cholesterol, which removes cholesterol from your body and its level should be more than 50...
Now in your case, initially your all lipids were high, which was bad thing according to me and I assume that you have tested fasting blood sample...when you lower your cholesterol level by medicines, it usually lower your HDL and LDL both...
Its better for you to have a healthy diet and exercise more and reduce your weight...take statin group of drug regularly daily to maintain your cholesterol level...
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What Does this lipid Profile Result Mean?

Hello, Welcome to HCM and thanks for asking your question. Coming to your lipid profile, I would like to enlighten you that LDL is a bad cholesterol and it should have less than 100, if it goes more than 160, then there are every chances of atherosclerosis and its consequences. ... HDL is good cholesterol, which removes cholesterol from your body and its level should be more than 50... Now in your case, initially your all lipids were high, which was bad thing according to me and I assume that you have tested fasting blood sample...when you lower your cholesterol level by medicines, it usually lower your HDL and LDL both... Its better for you to have a healthy diet and exercise more and reduce your weight...take statin group of drug regularly daily to maintain your cholesterol level...