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To: HotHunt; IamConservative

Don’t want to make anyone unhappy, but total cholesterol of 100-110 would be dangerous. Lowest total mortality comes at 200-240. Dropping well below 200 can be a sign bad things are happening.


44 posted on 09/17/2019 7:24:56 AM PDT by Mr Rogers (Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools)
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To: Mr Rogers
".... Dropping well below 200 can be a sign bad things are happening...."

Your numbers are simply incorrect. You need to do some more research or talk with your doctor. Because you've got bad information.

Preferred range of overall cholesterol is 0-199. Readings over 200 are considered to be problematic.

HDL cholesterol (good cholesterol) at 60 mg/dl and above is considered protective against heart disease. HDL cholesterol of less than 50 for women and 40 for men is considered a major risk factor for heart disease.

I just had my annual health checkup with full fasting labs. My overall cholesterol was 115. My doc complimented me for that number.

My cholesterol has run between 105 and 145 for decades. I'm 72 and in excellent health.

My skinny wife's cholesterol runs 220-240. She's on statins to keep that number down. High cholesterol runs in her family.

45 posted on 09/17/2019 7:50:56 AM PDT by HotHunt (Been there. Done that.)
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