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What Is The Top Level For Cholesterol?

What is the top level for cholesterol? I have discovered mine is 4.5? What is considered high and what too low?
Fri, 18 Dec 2009
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Your level is an acceptable one but if you could get down to 4 you would be pretty safe. Mine is 3 and has been for most of my adult life but then all m,y family is within the 3.5 to 2.5 band. It is hereditary. Have a happy and blessed Christmas.
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What Is The Top Level For Cholesterol?

Your level is an acceptable one but if you could get down to 4 you would be pretty safe. Mine is 3 and has been for most of my adult life but then all m,y family is within the 3.5 to 2.5 band. It is hereditary. Have a happy and blessed Christmas.