Cholesterol is manufactured in the liver and helps break down the foods you eat. Cholesterol only becomes a problem if your body has too much of the wrong kind in your bloodstream.

The good cholesterol or the HDL helps eliminate the bad cholesterol from your arteries and therefore we need to keep its levels high. Both types of cholesterol are produced by the body in the liver and are also eliminated through it; cholesterol is also provided to our body through the food we eat

Cholesterol readings are the readings that consist of total cholesterol, low level lipoprotein cholesterol levels (LDL cholesterol), triglycerides and high density lipoprotein cholesterol level (HDL cholesterol).

Cholesterol readings you receive from your medical provider generally include total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, and high density lipoproteins cholesterol levels. It is important to look at all three readings, not just the total cholesterol.

A test known as a lipid panel generates cholesterol readings measuring total cholesterol, LDL, and HDL. A total blood cholesterol reading below 200 mg/dL means that you have a relatively lower risk of developing coronary heart disease.

High density lipoprotein (HDL) is sometimes called “good” cholesterol because it helps to remove excess cholesterol from blood vessels and reduces the risk of heart disease.
If you are at the doctor’s office looking at the cholesterol readings you will have the numbers divided into HDL, LDL and Triglyceride and for a healthy adult the number should be approximately as follows: LDL 160mg/dL or less, HDL 50mg/dL or more and triglyceride less then 200.

If your cholesterol reading shows LDL of 130 or above, your doctor has very likely suggested an improvement in diet or exercise or other cholesterol treatment.

The normal levels of HDL cholesterol are 50-60 mg/DL for women, and 40-50mg/DL for men. HDL is the good cholesterol, and levels lower than 40mg/DL can increase your risk of heart diseases.

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