Sunday, April 17, 2011 sara asks

Q: my husband's cholestrol test result shows a total cholestrol of 212mg/dl, ldl 141mg/dl, hdl 41mg/dl tri 150 mg/dl.

it was 237 before but we brought it down to this level by using healthy diet which includes a lot of vegetables but not fruits.we eat chicken everyday though and red meat once in 5 weeks.he goes to the gym 3 to 4 times in a week. Is this cholestrol level vry dangerous and whatelse can we do to bring his cholestrol level down.He weighs 81kg and is 32 years old.

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Answers (1)

Lisa Nelson, RD, LN, Health Pro

4/17/11 12:48pm

Hi Sara,

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

Great job taking steps and successfully lowering his levels!

Here are a couple posts you may want to review:

4 Steps to Lower LDL Cholesterol

How to Lower Triglycerides

All the best,

Lisa Nelson RD

How to Lower Cholesterol in 8 Simple Steps

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