If you are trying to sort out everything regarding cholesterol and make an informed treatment decision that's best for your health, you may be feeling overwhelmed. I've already given steps to raise HDL and lower triglycerides, now I'd like to move into VLDL versus LDL.
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Very LDL and LDL
pcardiff
Wednesday, October 07, 2009 at 09:29 AMre: Very LDL and LDL
Lisa Nelson, RD, LN
Wednesday, October 07, 2009 at 06:11 PMHi Pcardiff,
Thanks for the positive feedback. I recommend you consider a comprehensive lipid panel to learn if your LDL particle sizes are "good" or "bad". Yes, I know that probably sounds odd, but there are good and bad forms of LDL and good and bad forms of HDL cholesterol. The only way to know your particle size(s) is through a comprehensive lipid panel. If you've never heard of this it's discussed a little in the following post - Lipoprotein(a) - Influenced by Genetics and Linked to Heart Disease.
All the best,
Lisa Nelson RD
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This is a very well-written account of what's going on inside the blood. Very easy for me to understand, and I never got past HS biology!
I'm trying to understand how it's possible that I can exercise like a fiend and eat vegetables and fruits like they're going out of style, and still have high ldl readings. Doc says it's family history but parents are still alive (78,77). I'm a statistician and I'm trying to control for other effects - I'm male and 50, too. I dunno, just keep up the good work. If I can recommend anything, it would be to be sensitive to outliers (like me).