Re: cholesterol Low,and HDL Low

Posted By ]a href=}mailto:***@****}{TIM ]/a{ on April 28, 1999 at 00:15:05]P{Hi Doctor, I had my CHOLESTEROL checked last year and it was 149. Triglyceride was 103, LDL WAS 98, HDL WAS 30.5. CHOL/HDL: 4.9*.]br{ SINCE THIS I HAVE BEEN WORKING OUT MORE AND GAVE UP ALL MEATS AND HAVE DROP MY WEIGHT FOM 234 TO 216. I JUST HAD THIS SAME TEST DONE AFTER A 12 HOUR FAST(SAME AS THE FIRST TIME) AND MY SCORES WERE:(1 YEAR LATER) MY CHOLESTEROL HAS DROP TO 120! LDL WAS 73,HDL WAS 29.0??? TRIGLYCERIDE WAS 90. CHOL/HDL WAS 4.1 ]br{MY FAMILY DOCTOR SAYS THIS IS A GREAT SCORE, BUT WHAT ABOUT MY HDL?? HE SAID ALL THEY LOOK AT WITH THIS LOW A COUNT IS THE LDL?? THATS GOOD, BUT WANTED TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THIS HDL, THE GOOD STUFF! SHOULD I BE WORRIED? PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT ELSE I CAN DO! I'M 41 AND I'M 6}2,DON'T SMOKE OR DRINK. THANK YOU. TIM]P{]P{]HR WIDTH=}75%} SIZE=}4} COLOR=}#000090}{

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Posted By TiM on April 29, 1999 at 08:07:03

Also Doctor, my workouts are yoga and 3 mile walks. Do I need more of a cardiovascular workout? Do you think that would help bring up my HDL? Thank you again for your time.  
                     Tim










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