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My mother currently has an HDL level of 69mg/dl Yet LDL's are 194mg/ml Both are high, however i am more worried about the extremly elevated LDL levels, Nevertheless her triglycerides are 64mg/dl. She does take daily omega 3 salmon oil, even though it has been said that omega3 may raise ldl levels, i dont know if the elevation would be as significant as 194!!!..
Also according to the AHA, elevated HDL may prove to be artherogenic. Any input would be apreciated thank you.!
Thank you for your excellent explanation of the effect of Omega 3 fatty acids and its effect on LDLs. I have been taking the Omega and when I read about the increase in LDLs I became concerned. The article I read did not offer the scientific/medical explanation that you did. Actually it's on a website that promotes a cholesterol lowering formula. Therefore they are trying to sway people to purchase their product.
How self-serving. That is precisely why I decided to do some more research and luckily found your article.
12/28/09 Glad you read the article and researched Omega-3 Fish Oil. Watch your diet and do some exercise such as walking is best. My friends blood check went from 209 to 291 today. This was in a 4 months period after Dr. advised to take 2 capsules per day. This is really concerning, and I am not taking any more of these capsules myself! The public need to get this info. out there and let people know.
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Stop the fish Oil!! My friends reading 4 months ago was 209 and today 12/28/09 it is 291. (blood was drawn & checked) ....He was advised by his dr. to take 2 1200-mg per day. See what happened? There is a selling technique going on her to sell Fish Oil. Watch diet - do some exercise would be best.
Did you read the complete article before writing your comments ?? . The article is actually saying that fish oil is good.
Please try understand the article completely before creating a panic. Read again and again and it will make sense to you. Otherwise take a printout and discuss it with your doctor.
LDL is a calculated value not a measured one ?? So the first reading was actually wrong... the second one after consuming the fish oil is the real measure... go figure.