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Question: Hi I recently got my health check done and and found that i have high cholesterol. Here are the findings for your reference (Detailed report attached as pdf)
CHOLESTEROL - SERUM 251 mg/dl
TRIGLYCERIDES - SERUM 325 mg/dl
Please suggest me what should i do to reduce the cholesterol and am i already in high risk zone. Report has highlighted this findings in red but it does not provide the range values.
CHOLESTEROL - SERUM 251 mg/dl
TRIGLYCERIDES - SERUM 325 mg/dl
Please suggest me what should i do to reduce the cholesterol and am i already in high risk zone. Report has highlighted this findings in red but it does not provide the range values.
Brief Answer:
Life style Changes & Folllow up
Detailed Answer:
Hi friend
Welcome to Health Care Magic
There are subdivisions of cholesterol – LDL, HDL and so on.
HDL is good cholesterol – higher, the better.
LDL is bad cholesterol – lower, the better. In the absence of any other risk factor 100 is ideal for LDL-C. In the presence of other diseases (especially Diabetes and/or established heart disease), 70 should be the aim. Your value is 146!
Keep your weight to normal / even a little less
Quit smoking, if you are a smoker
Do regular EXERCISE – say walking or jogging - 30 minutes a day / at least 5 days in a week. Isometric exercise (like bull worker) is bad.
Healthy FOOD is a must. Avoid saturated fats – coconut oil, palm oil, butter, ghee, full cream milk...Avoid junk foods in particular – French fries have palm oil / Pizza has cheese / XXXXXXX sweets are made in ghee.../ Change to Poly-un-saturated oil – like sun flower oil. / Include Mono-un-saturated oil – Olive oil.
Repeat the test in 2 to 3 months.
Cholesterol can still be high, in spite of diet and exercise – you need drugs; because it is also manufactured in the liver – and that is determined by heredity. Statin is the first choice. Some start it straight away – even with normal levels, even without problems (Primary Prophylaxis).
Because of the high level, most probably, you may need drug....
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The level of your Triglyceride is high but not alarming – Normal = less than 150 / Borderline = 150 to 199 / High = 200 to 499 / Very high = 500 or higher.
A full 14-hour fasting is necessary for proper interpretation
Obesity / Diabetes / Thyroid insufficiency / Alcohol / over eating / some drugs like Beta-blockers / Diuretics are a few other causes. It is generally genetic [inherited /running in family]
NO alcohol / NO tobacco
Eat fewer calories / Limit natural sugars:
Eat small, frequent meals and do not skip meals
Avoid late-night snacking
Add omega-3 fats in your diet
– fatty fish (like mackerel, salmon, sardines, tuna) twice or more in a week
– soy foods, canola oil, flax seeds and walnuts / limit potatoes, yams, beans, corn and peas
Lose weight if you are overweight
Do regular physical activity – at least half an hour a day / 5 days in a week
Repeat the tests in 2 to 3 months
Follow up with your Physician
Good luck
God bless you
Life style Changes & Folllow up
Detailed Answer:
Hi friend
Welcome to Health Care Magic
There are subdivisions of cholesterol – LDL, HDL and so on.
HDL is good cholesterol – higher, the better.
LDL is bad cholesterol – lower, the better. In the absence of any other risk factor 100 is ideal for LDL-C. In the presence of other diseases (especially Diabetes and/or established heart disease), 70 should be the aim. Your value is 146!
Keep your weight to normal / even a little less
Quit smoking, if you are a smoker
Do regular EXERCISE – say walking or jogging - 30 minutes a day / at least 5 days in a week. Isometric exercise (like bull worker) is bad.
Healthy FOOD is a must. Avoid saturated fats – coconut oil, palm oil, butter, ghee, full cream milk...Avoid junk foods in particular – French fries have palm oil / Pizza has cheese / XXXXXXX sweets are made in ghee.../ Change to Poly-un-saturated oil – like sun flower oil. / Include Mono-un-saturated oil – Olive oil.
Repeat the test in 2 to 3 months.
Cholesterol can still be high, in spite of diet and exercise – you need drugs; because it is also manufactured in the liver – and that is determined by heredity. Statin is the first choice. Some start it straight away – even with normal levels, even without problems (Primary Prophylaxis).
Because of the high level, most probably, you may need drug....
____________________________________________________________
The level of your Triglyceride is high but not alarming – Normal = less than 150 / Borderline = 150 to 199 / High = 200 to 499 / Very high = 500 or higher.
A full 14-hour fasting is necessary for proper interpretation
Obesity / Diabetes / Thyroid insufficiency / Alcohol / over eating / some drugs like Beta-blockers / Diuretics are a few other causes. It is generally genetic [inherited /running in family]
NO alcohol / NO tobacco
Eat fewer calories / Limit natural sugars:
Eat small, frequent meals and do not skip meals
Avoid late-night snacking
Add omega-3 fats in your diet
– fatty fish (like mackerel, salmon, sardines, tuna) twice or more in a week
– soy foods, canola oil, flax seeds and walnuts / limit potatoes, yams, beans, corn and peas
Lose weight if you are overweight
Do regular physical activity – at least half an hour a day / 5 days in a week
Repeat the tests in 2 to 3 months
Follow up with your Physician
Good luck
God bless you
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
wow!! your answer is comprehensive. Thanks for taking time. can you please suggest any statin brand as in actual commercial name. Also do you think i need any other test or these are enough. I also had TMT and ECG which were normal. My weight is 78 KG and height 175 cm if that is of any help.
Brief Answer:
BMI is nearly normal...
Detailed Answer:
Hi
You do NOT need any other test
A normal TMT excludes Coronary Artery Disease… Congrats
Your BMI is 25.5 – borderline…
76 Kg will take you to BMI of 24.8 / 57 kg will be 18.6
[Normal weight = 18.5–24.9 / Underweight = <18.5
Overweight = 25–29.9 / Obesity = BMI of 30+]
You should get prescription from your Physician…
Atorvastatin is old and time tested / used by millions / The dose is 10 to 80 mg. / We generally start with 20 mg –
May step up after 2 to 3 months / and/or add another drug like Ezetimibe or fibrate
Regards
BMI is nearly normal...
Detailed Answer:
Hi
You do NOT need any other test
A normal TMT excludes Coronary Artery Disease… Congrats
Your BMI is 25.5 – borderline…
76 Kg will take you to BMI of 24.8 / 57 kg will be 18.6
[Normal weight = 18.5–24.9 / Underweight = <18.5
Overweight = 25–29.9 / Obesity = BMI of 30+]
You should get prescription from your Physician…
Atorvastatin is old and time tested / used by millions / The dose is 10 to 80 mg. / We generally start with 20 mg –
May step up after 2 to 3 months / and/or add another drug like Ezetimibe or fibrate
Regards
Note: For further queries related to coronary artery disease and prevention, click here.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Naveen Kumar
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