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Hi, My husband had LDL 148. Is it dangerous? How much is the normal LDL level? Please advise on how to reduce LDL level. Thanks.

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Dr. Surya Aggarwal General Physician | Delhi

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Well various studies suggests that any LDL above 90 is not good. Keep a watch on cooked-fat intake, promote high fiber in diet and regular 40 min cardiac exercise which can be best done by brisk walk ... Read More

Hi doctor am having ldl cholesterol 117 today unavoidable situation I had naan and paneer masala is it bad for my health

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Dr. Shilpa Ayurveda | Delhi

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Is ghee good or bad for health? Which cholesterol does it increases? Is it HDL or LDL? If we have high LDL and low HDL, can we eat ghee?

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Dr. Samatha Tulla Internal Medicine | Hyderabad

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findings suggest that consuming ghee up to 10% of the diet will not increase the risk of heart diseases, but for those predisposed because of family or genetic factors, 10% may be harmful ... Read More

Is egg yolk good or bad for health? Which cholesterol does it increases? Is it HDL or LDL? If we have high LDL and low HDL, can we eat egg yolk?

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Dr. Samatha Tulla Internal Medicine | Hyderabad

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Two large whole eggs contain 422 mg of cholesterol, which exceeds the maximum daily limit that was in place for many decades. However, this restriction on dietary cholesterol has now been removed. Wh ... Read More

Hi Doctor I took blood test 2 days ago as part of general check. My total cholesterol 185, HDL 42, but LDL direct 138 which is out of Range. (85 to 130 range) LDL/HDL ratio _ 3.3 with in Range. Is my LDL cholesterol level cause of concern? Please suggest. I do not have any health problems. My sugar levels are normal hba1bc 5.2 and fasting sugar 98

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Dr. Soudip Saha General Physician | South 24 Parganas

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Please provide some tips/foods to reduce the bad cholesterol as well as to incease good cholesterol. At Present my LDL cholesterol levels are in border line.

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Ms. Shilpa Ramdin Clinical Nutritionist | Pune

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Include seed in u r diet as well as more fibres . ... Read More

How do i control my LDL cholesterol level? it's 127.20 right now. please suggest what i should take and avoid.

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Ms. Faiza Naz Dietitian/Nutritionist | New Delhi

Hi, Increase fiber intake and reduce your fat in your diet. Have more amount of fruits and salads, healthy fats like nuts and seeds. Avoid Fatty and oily food items. ... Read More

Is it dangerous if LDL CHOLESTEROL IS 212 ?? How to reduce it And which Oil To be used for everyday purpose ??

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Dr. Suresh Bhagia Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgeon | Ahmedabad

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My LDL cholesterol level is 113 mg/dl. How can I reduce it in a week? Please suggest If I need some medicine

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Dr. Suresh Bhagia Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgeon | Ahmedabad

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Have high LDL cholesterol of 123.4 mg/dl as shown in the blood test. What to do ? Do i need to consult a doctor ?

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Dr. Pallavi R Hegde Ayurveda | Bangalore

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Yes... consult a doctor for suitable lifestyle... diet has devoid of good lipids ... Read More

Hello doctor, I am 39 years old, I am a cricketer, my weight is 89, height is 5'11, I got my lipid profile tested, in which total cholesterol was 225 and LDL is 161, what should I do to reduce it and why does LDL increase triglycerides -131

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Dr. Anuj Mothsra General Practitioner | Jhunjhunu

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Can help you, kindly consult and provide detailed history for proper diagnosis and further management ... Read More

My lipid profile test report.. Cholesterol Total- 220 Triglycerides -105 HDL cholesterol - 63 LDL CHOLESTEROL -136 VLDL cholesterol -21 Non HDL CHOLESTEROL -157 Please advise 🙏I am at risk or not... Can LDL be lower through diet or physical activity ?

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Dr. Amit Bharadiya Cardiologist | Ahmednagar

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Your total cholesterol and LDL levels are definitely elevated than the normal levels. You can definitely reduce them with lifestyle modification, such as low fat, diet and regular exercise. ... Read More

Hi, I am having LDL cholesterol of 184 mg/DL, My total cholesterol is 242. I have taken ecg, 2D echo, tropinin, CTCAC tests as per doctor and all of the reports are normal. One of best cardiologist in hyderabad suggested me to take inclisiran injection to reduce cholesterol. Can you please suggest if there is any alternative way to reduce cholester

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Dr. Ghayoor Ahmed Cardiothoracic Surgeon | Chennai

Are you on any other anti cholesterol medicines as of now? Need one, and need to do regular walking and diet control. Kindly share all your reports. ... Read More

Please let me know if my TGL is in dangerous level .. Lipid profile: Total Cholesterol: 146 mg/dl Triglycerides: 243 mg/dl HDL (Good Cholesterol): 40 mg/dl LDL (Bad Cholesterol): 57 mg/dl VLDL Cholesterol: 49 mg/dl Chol/HDL Ratio: 3.6 LDL/HDL Ratio: 1.4

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Dr. Haripriya Addanki General Practitioner | Tirupati

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"I want to get good treatment for high cholesterol." Please give me a suggestion And I am also diabetic issue

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Dr. Harmanpreet Singh Interventional Cardiologist | Amritsar

Rosuvastatin 10 mg daily along with lifestyle changes ... Read More

My LDL IS 147 AND HDL 57. TRIGLYCERIDES IS 66 VLDL 13 MY HBA1C IS 5.9. TSH at 5.1 I do not have BP. I'm not under any Medication. I do moderate exercise by walking around 8000 steps everyday. I'm vegetarian. Pls let me know how to reduce my LDL. Any Medication required Thank you

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Dr. Shaikh Huzaif General Physician | Mumbai

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Recently I got a lipid profile test done...the readings were cholesterol -133...hdl-57...ldl-63...vldl-13 and triglycerides -65...the normal range for ldl is 90 to 210 as mentioned in the report but my ldl level is 63.So is it normal to have a such low ldl level or is there any problem?

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Dr. Nishant Kumar Jaiswal Public Health Medicine Specialist | Lucknow

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I have just undergone health check and my LDL is 160. Please advise how to reduce cholesterol. Also I am overweight. Moderate life style. Also having fatty liver grade II. Kindly advise me how to reduce cholesterol and triglycerides. Regards

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Dr. K Supriya Gynecologist | Bhilai

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I am entered in pre diabetic stage how I can be out from it normal what diet should be taken ??also some bad cholesterol and uric acid problems

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Ms. Dhara Bhalodia Dietitian/Nutritionist | Ahmedabad

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please avoid any sugar related food avoid too much protein rich food and take good healthy fat food with complex carbohydrate foods ... Read More

I did a health checkup recently. Everything is fine except Lipid profile. Total cholesterol- 253 and LDL -179. Other factors are normal. Doctor prescribed 10mg aztor daily. Is this dose enough ?

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Dr. Mangesh B Danej Cardiologist | Pune

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Not required actually ... Read More

He is just 33 yrs old, does he need to take medicine on regular basis for sugar or diet control will do? And can we take only cholesterol medicine? And if everything gets control , can we stop cholesterol medication?

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Dr. Sivabal V Cardiologist | Thiruvananthapuram

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The LDL and HbA1 c are significantly elevated. You need to take medicines for both at present along with diet and exercise. ... Read More

After a recent office check-up, I found that my cholesterol levels are slightly elevated. Could you please advise if this can be reduced naturally. Non smoker and Non alcoholic. Weight 70kg Age 28 Height 5.6 Ldl -138 Triglycerides-180 Total cholesterol-210

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Dr. Amit Bharadiya Cardiologist | Ahmednagar

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Considering the history that you have given, I would recommend that you start exercising regularly for an hour a day, 30 minutes of aerobic exercises and 30 minutes of resistance training exercises. ... Read More

My health is getting worse every day. I'm 27 years old, and I have a desk job. I've been working for five years. My lifestyle is not very active. Here are some of my problems I'm facing: - I have a foot allergy and it's been 4-5 years. I've been on medication for the past 1 year and still no improvement. (Attaching foot images and prescription) - S

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Dr. Rajbahadur Singh General Physician | Hyderabad

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Hi, My overall cholesterol is 194.9 mg/dl but LDL is 152.5 mg/dl. Do I need to start medication for cholesterol?

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Dr. Purneshwar Kumar Pandey Cardiologist | New Delhi

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No..At present location lifestyle modification and dietary precautions are advised. Medication should be started if you already have any cardiac disease or LDL is greater than 190. Total cholesterol l ... Read More

My friend cholesterol level is high. Need information regarding to reduce cholesterol like LDL and Triglycerides. Thanks in advance.

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Dr. Jyoti Singh General Physician | Meerut

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Excercise daily •Stay Hydrated, Drink plenty of fluids. •Avoid beverages like tea , coffee, chocolates, etc •Avoid spicy and oily food and outside food •Take more green le ... Read More

Hello Last we had a health checkup My LDL was 103 My HDL was 49 Is that considered as border line my total cholesterol 152 And my husband LDL was 203 HDL was 40 Total 243 does he needs to look after his diet

Asked for Female, 28 Years 96 Views v

Dr. Manoj Kumar General Physician | Dehradun

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I have diagnosed with borderline high cholesterol..I am taking blood thinner..how can I reduce my LDL naturally by diet..kindly suggest

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Ms. Trupti Padhi Dietitian/Nutritionist | Bhubaneswar

Gud evening through a proper low fat diet with exercise n focusing on other aspects of life style modification like stress reduction. ... Read More

Male 44 years , total cholesterol 217, ldl 130, triglycerides 161 ...I'm having hyper tension and on meds Suggest treatment

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Dr. Sivabal V Cardiologist | Thiruvananthapuram

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Please consult a cardiologist and start on drugs for high cholesterol ... Read More

Hi doctor, Recently I taken blood test and found following results which have marked non hdl and hdl ratio has high value. I'm software engineer and I've sedentary lifestyle mostly. Normal walking daily. No obesity. BMI is 20. Eating non vegetarian mostly. No smoking n no alcohol habits. No chronic illnesses. So please tell me I'm in critical wit

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Dr. Hariprasad Rao. T Interventional Cardiologist | Hyderabad

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Most important thing is your ldl and hdl levels, Ldl is little bit high. Hdl is normal. I'm Presuming you have no premature heart diseases in family. Try exercise, have proper diet, and reduce stress ... Read More

Hi Doc, My ldl cholesterol is more than 210 from past one year. Did diet but no use.as suggested by doctor I was taking orvas 10 for 3 months but again no use . I am bit worried .

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Dr. Abhay Somani Cardiologist | Pune

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Please have a online consultation u will require to change medications . ... Read More

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Why is ldl cholesterol bad for your health

Hi, My husband had LDL 148. Is it dangerous? How much is the normal LDL level? Please advise on how to reduce LDL level. Thanks.

Hi doctor am having ldl cholesterol 117 today unavoidable situation I had naan and paneer masala is it bad for my health

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Is ghee good or bad for health? Which cholesterol does it increases? Is it HDL or LDL? If we have high LDL and low HDL, can we eat ghee?

Is egg yolk good or bad for health? Which cholesterol does it increases? Is it HDL or LDL? If we have high LDL and low HDL, can we eat egg yolk?

Please provide some tips/foods to reduce the bad cholesterol as well as to incease good cholesterol. At Present my LDL cholesterol levels are in border line.

How do i control my LDL cholesterol level? it's 127.20 right now. please suggest what i should take and avoid.

Is it dangerous if LDL CHOLESTEROL IS 212 ?? How to reduce it And which Oil To be used for everyday purpose ??

My LDL cholesterol level is 113 mg/dl. How can I reduce it in a week? Please suggest If I need some medicine

Have high LDL cholesterol of 123.4 mg/dl as shown in the blood test. What to do ? Do i need to consult a doctor ?

Hello doctor, I am 39 years old, I am a cricketer, my weight is 89, height is 5'11, I got my lipid profile tested, in which total cholesterol was 225 and LDL is 161, what should I do to reduce it and why does LDL increase triglycerides -131

My lipid profile test report.. Cholesterol Total- 220 Triglycerides -105 HDL cholesterol - 63 LDL CHOLESTEROL -136 VLDL cholesterol -21 Non HDL CHOLESTEROL -157 Please advise 🙏I am at risk or not... Can LDL be lower through diet or physical activity ?

Please let me know if my TGL is in dangerous level .. Lipid profile: Total Cholesterol: 146 mg/dl Triglycerides: 243 mg/dl HDL (Good Cholesterol): 40 mg/dl LDL (Bad Cholesterol): 57 mg/dl VLDL Cholesterol: 49 mg/dl Chol/HDL Ratio: 3.6 LDL/HDL Ratio: 1.4

"I want to get good treatment for high cholesterol." Please give me a suggestion And I am also diabetic issue

My LDL IS 147 AND HDL 57. TRIGLYCERIDES IS 66 VLDL 13 MY HBA1C IS 5.9. TSH at 5.1 I do not have BP. I'm not under any Medication. I do moderate exercise by walking around 8000 steps everyday. I'm vegetarian. Pls let me know how to reduce my LDL. Any Medication required Thank you

Recently I got a lipid profile test done...the readings were cholesterol -133...hdl-57...ldl-63...vldl-13 and triglycerides -65...the normal range for ldl is 90 to 210 as mentioned in the report but my ldl level is 63.So is it normal to have a such low ldl level or is there any problem?

I have just undergone health check and my LDL is 160. Please advise how to reduce cholesterol. Also I am overweight. Moderate life style. Also having fatty liver grade II. Kindly advise me how to reduce cholesterol and triglycerides. Regards

I am entered in pre diabetic stage how I can be out from it normal what diet should be taken ??also some bad cholesterol and uric acid problems

I did a health checkup recently. Everything is fine except Lipid profile. Total cholesterol- 253 and LDL -179. Other factors are normal. Doctor prescribed 10mg aztor daily. Is this dose enough ?

He is just 33 yrs old, does he need to take medicine on regular basis for sugar or diet control will do? And can we take only cholesterol medicine? And if everything gets control , can we stop cholesterol medication?

After a recent office check-up, I found that my cholesterol levels are slightly elevated. Could you please advise if this can be reduced naturally. Non smoker and Non alcoholic. Weight 70kg Age 28 Height 5.6 Ldl -138 Triglycerides-180 Total cholesterol-210

Hi, My overall cholesterol is 194.9 mg/dl but LDL is 152.5 mg/dl. Do I need to start medication for cholesterol?

My friend cholesterol level is high. Need information regarding to reduce cholesterol like LDL and Triglycerides. Thanks in advance.

Hello Last we had a health checkup My LDL was 103 My HDL was 49 Is that considered as border line my total cholesterol 152 And my husband LDL was 203 HDL was 40 Total 243 does he needs to look after his diet

I have diagnosed with borderline high cholesterol..I am taking blood thinner..how can I reduce my LDL naturally by diet..kindly suggest

Male 44 years , total cholesterol 217, ldl 130, triglycerides 161 ...I'm having hyper tension and on meds Suggest treatment

Hi Doc, My ldl cholesterol is more than 210 from past one year. Did diet but no use.as suggested by doctor I was taking orvas 10 for 3 months but again no use . I am bit worried .

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