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What Does This Lipid Profile Test Report Indicate?
Question: Hi Doctor,
I hope you are doing good. Attached is the Lipid profile report for my wife.
Please provide your expert review about the report and any care need to be taken like medicines or exercise ?
Total Cholestrol - 170
Tryglicerides - 183
LDL - 93
HDL - 40
VLDL - 36
I hope you are doing good. Attached is the Lipid profile report for my wife.
Please provide your expert review about the report and any care need to be taken like medicines or exercise ?
Total Cholestrol - 170
Tryglicerides - 183
LDL - 93
HDL - 40
VLDL - 36
Brief Answer:
Nothing serious - Life style modification & followup
Detailed Answer:
Hi friend
Welcome to Health Care Magic
Her CHOLESTEROL is NORMAL
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.
Her TRIGLYCERIDE is BORDERLINE -183 … levels less than 500 do NOT need drugs…
Desirable Level: - less than 150 mg/dL \ Borderline : 150 - 199 \ High: 200 - 499 \ Very High: > 500 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]
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
NO tobacco or alcohol…
Lose weight if she is overweight
Do regular physical activity – at least half an hour a day / 5 days in a week
Consult a Dietician
Repeat the tests in 2 to 3 months
Good luck
God bless you
Nothing serious - Life style modification & followup
Detailed Answer:
Hi friend
Welcome to Health Care Magic
Her CHOLESTEROL is NORMAL
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.
Her TRIGLYCERIDE is BORDERLINE -183 … levels less than 500 do NOT need drugs…
Desirable Level: - less than 150 mg/dL \ Borderline : 150 - 199 \ High: 200 - 499 \ Very High: > 500 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]
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
NO tobacco or alcohol…
Lose weight if she is overweight
Do regular physical activity – at least half an hour a day / 5 days in a week
Consult a Dietician
Repeat the tests in 2 to 3 months
Good luck
God bless you
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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