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Cholestrol is 218 , HDL is 48
My age is 39
My Cholestrol is 218 , HDL@48 & Non HDL@170 , LDL @ 136 , triglycerides @ 168 , xxxx@33.... Secondly my ESR is 30
This is the first time my cholestrol is high
Pls suggest
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Dr. Premshankar Gupta
General Physician
8 yrs exp
Mumbai
Hello,
The normal desired levels of Cholesterol is less than 200, triglycerides less than 150, LDL less than 100 and HDL is more than 40. Yours is everything above normal so you will need to control this deranged lipid levels you have to increase the good cholesterol that is HDL And decrease the bad cholesterol LDL.
The strategies will include lifestyle changes including dietary changes and exercise as well as the use of cholesterol lowering medication.
Lifestyle plays a large role in your triglyceride level like Smoking , alcohol drinking.
Esr 30 is OK.
Next Steps
Your goal depends on your age, family history of heart disease, and whether or not you have other risk factors for heart disease, such as diabetes, high blood pressure , and weight problems.
Health Tips
Just start exercising stop the bad habits if any, healthy food and cholesterol lowering medicine and repeat the test after 3 months.
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