Cholesterol levels

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    nelie's Avatarnelie , 10-29-2008 03:29 PM
    I know its not as meaningful because I don't have my previous cholesterol levels. I believe I had an HDL of 40 last year and a total cholesterol level around 160. I got my test results back and I'm pretty happy:

    Cholesterol level - 113
    HDL - 44 (need to increase this, more exercise!)
    LDL - 57 (no clue what this was in previous years)
    Triglyceride - 60 (again, no clue what this was in previous years)

    I was actually hoping for an overall cholesterol level below 100 but it didn't happen. Maybe next year
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    JayEll's AvatarJayEll , 10-29-2008 03:43 PM
    Good for you, nelie!

    But I'm curious--on my lab work, the "normal" range for cholesterol is listed as 140-200. So why would you want to get below 100?

    Jay
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    raw23's Avatarraw23 , 10-29-2008 03:46 PM
    Great job!!!
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    nelie's Avatarnelie , 10-29-2008 04:36 PM
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    Originally Posted by JayEll
    Good for you, nelie!

    But I'm curious--on my lab work, the "normal" range for cholesterol is listed as 140-200. So why would you want to get below 100?

    Jay
    Just because I heard healthy vegans can go below 100.
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