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RJMROCKS
10/14/09

How much does smoking effect HDL and Trigs.

Smoking and HDL   I recently had a fasting blood test 17 days after I quit smoking.  I was shocked to see my HDL go from 19 to 26.  I have never had an HDL rating over 31 and my lowest ever was 15.  So that is quite a jump.  Did not smoking cause this jump? Does smoking…

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