had cholestral level checked and want to know what ahealthy reading is
Q: my ldl level is 2.1 my hdl is 1.5 total cholestral levels are 3.9 how normal is this or not normal
Answers (1)
1/22/10 8:14pm
Hi Soo,
I admit that the numbers you listed are not the usual way that I see cholesterol levels reported, so I am not sure if I am answering this question correctly. However, here is some information about cholesterol levels and what the numbers should be and what they mean.
What is a good cholesterol level?
Making sense of cholesterol ratios...
Best of luck,
Monica M. Skidmore, MS, RD, LDN
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