Total Cholesterol Hdl Ratio
Tips on How to Raise Your HDL
Finally, you want more of something instead of less! HDL (high-density lipoprotein) cholesterol is also known as the "good" cholesterol. HDL removes cholesterol from your bloodstream and carries it back to the liver. I like to think of HDL as a vacuum cleaner, picking up cholesterol LDL leaves behind in your arteries. HDL should be greater than 40 mg/dL, ideally greater than 60 mg/dL.
Physical Activity
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Expert & Community Posts
Making Sense of Cholesterol Ratios, Lipid Profiles and Your Heart Disease Risk Scores
By Lisa Nelson, RD, LN , Health Expert...mg/dL, ideally less than 150 mg/dL. HDL - "good" cholesterol HDL (high-density lipoprotein)... Read more »
Omega-3 fatty acids: How much is enough?
By Dr. William Davis , Health Expert...If you take fish oil capsules, what is the concentration of omega-3 fatty acids? How well are... Read more »
Low-Carb Best for Weight Loss
By David Mendosa , Health Expert...decrease in total cholesterol to HDL cholesterol ratio. They also had the most significant... Read more »
Can My HDL Be Too High?
By Lisa Nelson , Health Expert...my opinion is far more important than your LDL/HDL ratio. The new science helps clarify why this... Read more »
Testing Cholesterol at Home
By David Mendosa , Health Expert...only way that we can check our cholesterol levels -- total, HDL (good), and LDL (bad) -- at... Read more »
Health Guide
Cholesterol and Lipids
...for developing heart disease? To resolve this dilemma, experts have devised a calculation for a risk ratio by dividing the total cholesterol by either total HDL or LDL. It is notclear at this... Read more »Coronary Artery Disease: Risk Factors
...test for a "total cholesterol" profile that includes measurements for LDL, HDL, and triglycerides. The ratio of these lipids can affect heart disease risk.For example, according to one study, men... Read more »Heart Attack Risk Factors
...test for a "total cholesterol" profile that includes measurements for LDL, HDL, and triglycerides. The ratio of these lipids can affect heart disease risk. [For more information, see In-Depth... Read more »Information on Keeping a Heart healthy Diet: unsaturated fats, low fat diets
...balance of all these fats may be important and that our current Western diet contains an unhealthy ratio of omega-6 to omega-3 fatty acids (10 to 1). Omega-9 fatty acids may also contain chemicals... Read more »Diabetes Diet: Major Food Components in a healthy diabetic diet
...will rise. There are two options for counting carbohydrates: advanced and simple. Both rely on collaboration with a doctor, dietitian, or both. Once the patient learns how to count carbohydrates... Read more »Images
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