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Ideally, for most people, the total cholesterol should be less than 200 the LDL ("bad cholesterol") less than 130, the HDL ("good cholesterol") above 40 for men and 50 for women and the triglycerides below 150.
If it is high the first step is generally to try to follow a low fat diet, exercise and lose some weight. Whether to use medications depends on whether the person has other risk factors.
For some people, such as people with Heart disease or Diabetes, we look for lower levels.
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What are alcohol effects on lipid levels in the blood?
Alcohol increases lipid levels by interfering with fat metabolism.
What does Lipid panel mean in medical terms?
A lipid panel is a fasting blood test in which the lab measures blood fat, cholesterol, and the levels of good and bad cholesterol.
What is lipid disorder?
Lipids are fats and cholesterol. A lipid disorder is when the levels are abnormally high or low.
What is lipemia?
Lipemia refers to having increased lipid levels in the blood. When someone has slight lipemia, their lipid levels are only slightly higher than normal.
What is slight lipemia?
Lipemia refers to having increased lipid levels in the blood. When someone has slight lipemia, their lipid levels are only slightly higher than normal.
How can you control your blood lipid levels?
You can control your blood lipid levels by not consuming foods that are high in saturated fat and trans fat. You can also watch your weight and exercises on a regular basis. Making diet changes like eating oats, cold-water fish also can help to reduce triglyceride levels.
What is good to do before taking blood work?
It is helpful to fast - for at least 12 hours - for the most accurate bloodwork (especially concerning lipid profiles, blood sugars, Hgb-A1C, albumin and protein levels, and vitamin levels).
What is antihyperlipidemic?
promotes a reduction of lipid levels in the blood
How is alcoholism and Tryglyceride levels connected?
Alcohol affects the ability of the liver to control lipid production and distribution.
What is the purpose of lipid profile?
To determine levels of lipids and to assess risk factors of coronary Heart disease.
Lipid panel with reflex dldl?
Lipid panels test for Cholesterol, Triglycerides, LDL (bad), and HDL (good).
How do you get your cholesterol checked?
A doctor will general run a blood test to check your cholesterol levels. This is called a lipid panel or a lipid profile. There are also test kits that you can use at home to have analysed at a lab, like this one: www.cholesterolcheck.org
