Cholesterol Question

leenites
leenites Posts: 166 Member
in Food and Nutrition
I understand that there are two types of cholesterol: HDL and LDL. I recorded a normal level of LDL but I recorded an above-normal-range of scoring for HDL. Because of that, my total cholesterol level exceeded the normal range of cholesterol level.

Is this something I should worry about?

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  • Bonny619
    Bonny619 Posts: 311 Member
    Not at all. Your HDL should be high and your LDL low. Your ratio is more important than your total cholesterol number. So it sounds like you are just fine. What are your numbers?
  • yarwell
    yarwell Posts: 10,477 Member
    Ratio of Total / HDL is the thing that determines heart risk. Lower is better.
    http://heartriskonline.com/CholesterolChart.htm
    http://www.bhsoc.org/Cardiovascular_Risk_Prediction_Chart.stm
  • leenites
    leenites Posts: 166 Member
    I don't know how to interpret it well but here's my result (mmol/L):

    Cholesterol 6.4
    Triglycerides 0.6
    HDL 2.78
    LDL 3.3
  • leenites
    leenites Posts: 166 Member
    bump
  • wftiger
    wftiger Posts: 1,283 Member
    I don't think there is such a thing as HDL too high. The higher the "good" cholesterol number is the better for you.
  • Jennical
    Jennical Posts: 219 Member
    Bump
  • agentscully514
    agentscully514 Posts: 616 Member
    My LDL is 104, my HDL is 124 (not a typo). My doctor told me I have nothing to worry about.
  • leenites
    leenites Posts: 166 Member
    All these numbers are always confusing to me. But I guess it should be ok for mine since the doctor didn't alert me on anything unusual... I want to track my cholesterol level because I eat a lot of eggs and I'm curious to know if egg yolk causes a spike in cholesterol.
  • babycook
    babycook Posts: 172 Member
    As for egg yolks causing a spike in cholesterol. It depends on who you talk to. Some people say yes, some people say no.
  • Athijade
    Athijade Posts: 3,300 Member
    All these numbers are always confusing to me. But I guess it should be ok for mine since the doctor didn't alert me on anything unusual... I want to track my cholesterol level because I eat a lot of eggs and I'm curious to know if egg yolk causes a spike in cholesterol.

    Dietary cholesterol has little to no impact on your blood cholesterol numbers. So, eggs are no longer considered an enemy of those with high cholesterol.

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