High LDL cholesterol levels

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  • tennisdude2004
    tennisdude2004 Posts: 5,609 Member
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    I have had high LDL levels for a long time. I was confused because tryglicerides were very low , glucose low and HDL very good.
    It turns out that I have hereditary high cholesterol. Luckily I exercise regularly and eat a fairly clean diet but even at that, I still need to take a low dose of statins to keep ldl's in check. I learned my lesson when I decided I would try to handle it with just diet and exercise and tested at 257! It's worth discussing with a doc and seeing if you have a family history of high cholesterol.

    If you did want to move away from statins you might want to look into the benefits from intermittent fasting! I've read that it has very similar results to taking statins.

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