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High cholesterol
My husband is 36 years old. Height is 5 feet 6 inches.
Weight is 73 kg. Work include sitting front of laptop from morning 10 am to mostly 9 pm.
With lunch break few minutes.
Food: Diet is south indian, rice, vegetables, chicken, fish. I being fatter and eating lot of fried food than him have lesser cholesterol.
He doesn't eat outside food much or fried foods. Still he has high cholesterol.
Exercise - morning daily suryanamskar whole day sitting.
Total cholesterol 286mg/dl
Triglycerides. 206 mg/dl
Ldl 203 mg/ dl
Please tell how to decrease without medicine. ??
His parents dont have high cholesterol. And why he has more even though he eats less than me??
Attached lab report
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He is suffering from Dyslipidemia which is a metabolic disorder , he needs proper evaluation and diagnosis and treatment including life style modification Diet as well as medications
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please consult me on practo for further management
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I understood your concern and noted the problem as well .I need to ask few more details to make a diagnosis and start treatment and advice which suits you. Pl consult me on Practo , so that I can help you better.book a time slot as per your convenience for consultation.
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Need details about his medical history (like diabetes , hypertension etc)
Lifestyle modifications (exercise ,diet ( avoid fried foods , $
&low fat)&
Medicine for lowering lipids will help
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Pls consult for further management
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There are 2 ways to reduce lipids.
1.lifestyle modifications
2.medicines
It may be best,because of his sedentary work and high levels,to start both.
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please consult for an assessment so i can guide you with the best of both.Consider Lifestyle Medicine.
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for more details https://www.myhealthclinic.org.in/post/lookbeyondstatins
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