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Cholesterol, a waxy, fat-like substance, is important for you body, but too much in your blood can form plaques that sticks to artery walls and narrow or block your arteries increasing your risk of heart disease. Discuss topics including cholesterol’s link to heart disease, how to maintain a low cholesterol diet, and treatment methods for lowering your cholesterol.

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By annette1975
Last year my boyfriends cholesterol was normal. Since then he has become vegan for maybe the last 8 months. He quit...
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martinauMay 15
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quallifeMar 27
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By sajidullah
hi to all my age is 37 male. having high BP but controlled with ACE inhibitor. my cholesterol level is serum c...
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Circa49May 12
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By sn95
i am a 33 y/o male, had my first blood work done on the 10 Feb my total cholesterol was 217.70, TRIG 148/HDL 39.44/LD...
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erijonBlankMay 07
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By Marriedguy70
Cholesteral dropped 10 points this week from a test a year ago - only thing different is eating oatmeal and whole gra...
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By tony123428
cholesterol 210 need change diet or medicine
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By rajsuchi
hello .. mt Lipid profile report is as below Total cholesterol -200 Triglycerides - 230 HDL - 40 LDL- 114 ...
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By Annie_777
Hi, I posted here a while back regarding my high cholesterol. Two years ago, when I was dx, my LDL was 215 and total...
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Circa49Apr 22
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By greenlydia
Hi........... I have hyperlipedemia and am on a statin. I also take 2000mg of prescription Niaspan nightly. I try to...
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By remar Blank
I've tried statins 4 times since my heart attack last May. I was put on Pravastatin in the hospital and immediately s...
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Circa49Apr 21
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By nctrucker54
I have high blood pressure and taking diovan 160 mg for that. The other day when my doc gave me my test results for c...
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Circa49Apr 14
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By unknownz
For weeks I had really bad chronic abdominal pain on my right side. I couldn't laugh it hurt so bad. Then I had a MRI...
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Circa49Apr 10
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By sunnygirl19
Hi, I just got my cholesterol levels back and my HDL is 196...total is 277....LDL is163. Can your HDL be to high?
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By bglindgren
What is the best diet to lower small partical LDLs?
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Circa49Apr 08
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By dawn7276
Hello, Over the past five months my total cholesterol rose 45 points (19%) and my LDL rose 48 points (32%). HDL a...
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erijonBlankJan 28
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By neurotic128
I am a 27 year old, 6 foot 4 inch, and 212 pounds male. My numbers: LDL 191, HDL 42, Total Cholesterol 261 and my est...
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By dolphin8808
34 year old female, non smoker - So over the past six months I have droped about 30 pounds and brought down my total ...
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By numaistiucesafac
Hello everybody from Eastern Europe( in a little town). Excuse my weak english. I am male, 32 years old, I have 178 ...
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Red_StarMar 28
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By Mel51799
Triglycerides 358 Non-HDL 161 Cholesteral total 207 TSH RFLX5.18 MCH 33.3 CAN ANYONE HELP ME DECIPHER WHAT...
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Red_StarMar 27
midworkenMar 05
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By shellbell225
I have started a diet and watching very carefully of what I eat, I am about 50 pounds overweight, my cholesterol was ...
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shu13Mar 27
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By shu13
My husband was never and is not overwt. Hi wt was constant around 70-72kg for 10-12 yrs w/o any health prob. His heig...
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