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Have High Cholesterol And Triglyceride Level. Do I Need Any Medication, Diet Or Exercise?
Question: Dear sir,
My total cholesterol is 212 mg/dl, LDL 134, HDL 50 and triglyrecides is 292.
Fasting blood sugar is 105 mg/dl
Phospholipids is 257 mg/dl
Kindly advise me to bring down the values to normal.
Do I need to take medication or by diet and exercise?
Kindly advise me.
regards, XXXXXXX
My total cholesterol is 212 mg/dl, LDL 134, HDL 50 and triglyrecides is 292.
Fasting blood sugar is 105 mg/dl
Phospholipids is 257 mg/dl
Kindly advise me to bring down the values to normal.
Do I need to take medication or by diet and exercise?
Kindly advise me.
regards, XXXXXXX
Hi friend,
Welcome to Health Care Magic
Your total cholesterol is a bit high
HDL is good cholesterol and its level is good
LDL is bad cholesterol and is high - 100 mg is good / 70 ideal!
Triglyceride is mildly elevated...
• Keep your weight to normal / even a little less
• Quit smoking, if you are a smoker
• Do regular EXERCISE – say walking or jogging - 30 minutes a day / at least 5 days in a week. Isometric exercise (like bull worker) is bad.
• Healthy FOOD is a must. Avoid saturated fats – coconut oil, palm oil, butter, ghee, full cream milk...Avoid
junk foods in particular – French fries have palm oil / Pizza has cheese / Indian sweets are made in ghee...
Change to Poly-un-saturated oil – like sun flower oil.
Include Mono-un-saturated oil – Olive oil.
Repeat the test in 6 weeks.
• Cholesterol can still be high, in spite of diet and exercise – you need drugs; Because it is also manufactured in the liver – and that is determined by heredity.
Statin or fibrates is the choice.
Some start it straight away – even with normal levels, even without problems (Primary Prophylaxis).
In your case, starting a statin straight-away will be better - the level is a bit high to be tackled by diet alone / diet brings down all forms of cholesterol, including the good one!
Discuss with your doctor and start management
Take care
Wishing speedy recovery
God bless
Good luck
Welcome to Health Care Magic
Your total cholesterol is a bit high
HDL is good cholesterol and its level is good
LDL is bad cholesterol and is high - 100 mg is good / 70 ideal!
Triglyceride is mildly elevated...
• Keep your weight to normal / even a little less
• Quit smoking, if you are a smoker
• Do regular EXERCISE – say walking or jogging - 30 minutes a day / at least 5 days in a week. Isometric exercise (like bull worker) is bad.
• Healthy FOOD is a must. Avoid saturated fats – coconut oil, palm oil, butter, ghee, full cream milk...Avoid
junk foods in particular – French fries have palm oil / Pizza has cheese / Indian sweets are made in ghee...
Change to Poly-un-saturated oil – like sun flower oil.
Include Mono-un-saturated oil – Olive oil.
Repeat the test in 6 weeks.
• Cholesterol can still be high, in spite of diet and exercise – you need drugs; Because it is also manufactured in the liver – and that is determined by heredity.
Statin or fibrates is the choice.
Some start it straight away – even with normal levels, even without problems (Primary Prophylaxis).
In your case, starting a statin straight-away will be better - the level is a bit high to be tackled by diet alone / diet brings down all forms of cholesterol, including the good one!
Discuss with your doctor and start management
Take care
Wishing speedy recovery
God bless
Good luck
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