Total Cholesterol Almost Always Irrelevant to Heart Disease Risk

re: Total Cholesterol Almost Always Irrelevant to Heart Disease Risk

terpfan — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:51:29 GMT

I have always had very high cholesterol, even when I was a small child, and thin. Now I'm 27 and overweight due to following a high-carb diet my whole life. My father had a heart attack in his 50's. That makes me think it might be a genetic condition. I've been following the low-carb diet for two weeks now, and so far its very effective for weight loss. If I have familial hypercholesterolemia and my cholesterol doesn't go down even after losing weight and strictly avoiding all sugar and starch, should I take a statin drug? I am concerned because my doctor said I am at risk for a cardiovascular event in my 30's.

re: Total Cholesterol Almost Always Irrelevant to Heart Disease Risk

KathleenT — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:56:03 GMT

Optimum cholesteral is 222 according to the research of Dr Hal Huggins and others. The death rate is lowest at this number.

re: Total Cholesterol Almost Always Irrelevant to Heart Disease Risk

Jolan Hegedus — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 01:30:19 GMT

What are considered to be healthy levels of cholesterol?