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What Causes Increased Cholesterol Level In Blood?
Question: Hello
I just got my blod test results and looks that my colesterol is very very high
Cholesterol total: 271
Hdl: 27
Ldl 221
Cholesteroltotal/ldl : 10.04
Ldl/hdl: 8.19
Do i have to worry? Am i higher than the normal?
What would you advise? I had to do my blod test because its been like 20 days i am feeling very week, and tiered
Thanks
I just got my blod test results and looks that my colesterol is very very high
Cholesterol total: 271
Hdl: 27
Ldl 221
Cholesteroltotal/ldl : 10.04
Ldl/hdl: 8.19
Do i have to worry? Am i higher than the normal?
What would you advise? I had to do my blod test because its been like 20 days i am feeling very week, and tiered
Thanks
Brief Answer:
Need Life style changes & drug
Detailed Answer:
Hi friend
Welcome to Health Care Magic
yes - the level is a cause for concern
HDL is good cholesterol – higher, the better.
LDL is bad cholesterol – lower, the better. In the absence of any other risk factor 100 is ideal for LDL-C. In the presence of other diseases (especially Diabetes and/or heart disease like ischemia), 70 should be the aim.
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 / Change to Poly-un-saturated oil – like sun flower oil. / Include Mono-un-saturated oil – Olive oil.
You also need drugs because this level very high and cannot be controlled by diet and exercise alone. Because, it is also manufactured in the liver – and that is determined by heredity. A drug from the Statin class is the first choice – Atorvastatin, for example is started at 20 mg – the dose is up to 80 mg. There are several other drugs in the same class…
REPEAT THE TEST IN 8 to 12 WEEKS… If still high, step up the dose and/or another drug like Ezetimibe. Your doctor will give appropriate prescription and follow you up.
Good luck
God bless you
Need Life style changes & drug
Detailed Answer:
Hi friend
Welcome to Health Care Magic
yes - the level is a cause for concern
HDL is good cholesterol – higher, the better.
LDL is bad cholesterol – lower, the better. In the absence of any other risk factor 100 is ideal for LDL-C. In the presence of other diseases (especially Diabetes and/or heart disease like ischemia), 70 should be the aim.
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 / Change to Poly-un-saturated oil – like sun flower oil. / Include Mono-un-saturated oil – Olive oil.
You also need drugs because this level very high and cannot be controlled by diet and exercise alone. Because, it is also manufactured in the liver – and that is determined by heredity. A drug from the Statin class is the first choice – Atorvastatin, for example is started at 20 mg – the dose is up to 80 mg. There are several other drugs in the same class…
REPEAT THE TEST IN 8 to 12 WEEKS… If still high, step up the dose and/or another drug like Ezetimibe. Your doctor will give appropriate prescription and follow you up.
Good luck
God bless you
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