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I m 35. My total cholesterol is 249. My LDL is 173 and my HDL is 62. Triglycerides are 70. My weight is around 155 and I m 5 8 . Blood pressure is good. I ve been eating badly lately, and smoking and drinking. I can kinda pinpoint why it would be high, but I wonder how long this will take to lower to acceptable levels, and I wonder if it s an incidental spike rather than something I have as a condition. That s because I had good cholesterol a few years ago.
Wed, 23 Oct 2013
Hi,
Thanks for using Healthcaremagic,
Your Lipid profile is showing high level of Total Cholesterol and LDL these are bad cholesterol.
Your HDL is 62 which is high this is good cholesterol.
You should visit a Physician and get examined and follow healthy lifestyle and make changes in diet.
Your weight also need to be brought to near ideal level 120 to 125 lb.
Please quit smoking as it is easily controllable risk factor.
In diet restrict calories and fats approximately 30% of total calories should come from fats and out of which 10% is saturated fats.
Avoid animal fats,butter,fried items in diet may take help from Dietitian.
If Lipids remains high despite of these changes drug therapy with Statins like atorvastatin,Rosuvastatin may be given to you.
Hope this information is useful to you.
Take care.
Good Luck.
Dr.Akhilesh Dubey M.D
Thanks for using Healthcaremagic,
Your Lipid profile is showing high level of Total Cholesterol and LDL these are bad cholesterol.
Your HDL is 62 which is high this is good cholesterol.
You should visit a Physician and get examined and follow healthy lifestyle and make changes in diet.
Your weight also need to be brought to near ideal level 120 to 125 lb.
Please quit smoking as it is easily controllable risk factor.
In diet restrict calories and fats approximately 30% of total calories should come from fats and out of which 10% is saturated fats.
Avoid animal fats,butter,fried items in diet may take help from Dietitian.
If Lipids remains high despite of these changes drug therapy with Statins like atorvastatin,Rosuvastatin may be given to you.
Hope this information is useful to you.
Take care.
Good Luck.
Dr.Akhilesh Dubey M.D
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