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Help with understanding cholesterol results.

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april0327
april0327

Hello all!

6 weeks ago my cholesterol labs were:

TC: 260

LDL: 180

HDL: 55

TG: 130ish

I was told to increase exercise and change my diet. I have been eating plant based x 5 weeks.

My recent results are:

TC: 143

LDL: 83

HDL: 44

TG: 70ish

I realize that my cholesterol dropped dramatically. And honestly mostly from diet...I exercised some but not nearly as frequently as before I began eating plant based.

Should I not be concerned that my HDL is lowered as well? 

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  • junieju
    junieju april0327

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    Hi April0327

    I would love to know what you have been eating, I am struggling with food ideas 

    Junie

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