My total cholesterol is 253, HDL is 70, triglycerides 69, LDL 169. Am I at risk?
10/29/09
I am a 59 year old woman with no family history of heart disease. I am not a smoker
or a drinker. My mother had high cholesterol and her doctor put her on a statin drug.
She had very serious side effects from the statin. My doctor says I should be taking
a statin, but I'm afraid to do so. Can I lower my LDL and total chol. levels without
a statin?
Friday, October 30, 2009
Hi Concerned,
Here are the recommendations of the American Heart Association:
Total cholesterol less than 200
HDL cholesterol at least > 40, ideally > 60
LDL cholesterol at least less than 130, ideally less than 100
Triglycerides less than 150
You can make diet changes to lower LDL cholesterol:
Cholesterol - 4 Steps to Lower LDL Cholesterol
All the best,
Lisa Nelson RD
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