cholestrol

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My medical check-up shows i have very high cholestrol(about 250). Do i need to take medication for
it? Is the medication a life time thing? My doctor told me to go for a dietary control first.

Interested in some views. Thank you in advance.

FP

Diet and exercise first. How agressive one should be if this does not work probably depends on any
other factors - e.g. age, gender, family history, etc.

Bill

You should also get your HDL checked. The ratio total chol/HDL is the key. If your HDL is high you
may be fine.

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Quoted message said:

My medical check-up shows i have very high cholestrol(about 250). Do i need to take medication for
it? Is the medication a life time thing? My doctor told me to go for a dietary control first.

Interested in some views. Thank you in advance.

FP

francispoon said:

My medical check-up shows i have very high cholestrol(about 250). Do i need to take medication for
it? Is the medication a life time thing? My doctor told me to go for a dietary control first.

Interested in some views. Thank you in advance.

FP

This is what our Dr. Chung had to say about it on the 20th of June, 2003 :

`What separates out the folks at risk is the ratio of total cholesterol divided by HDL. Total
cholesterol in isolation is hardly useful except when extremely high (greater than 300 - where the
"small" differences in CHD event rates is hardly trivial).'

Your cholesterol is NOT "very high," it is "high normal." Mine is lightly higher than yours. There
is also no evidence that drugging it down is at all beneficial.See:
ti.ubc.caletter48.htmOpen ↗

Also from:

nexusmagazine.comOilingAmerica.2.htmlOpen ↗

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The ongoing Framingham Study found that there was virtually no difference in coronary heart disease
(CHD) "events" for individuals with cholesterol levels between 205 mg/dL and 294 mg/dL - the vast
majority of the US population. Even for those with extremely high cholesterol levels - up to almost
1,200 mg/dL - the difference in CHD events compared to those in the normal range was trivial.29
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reference 29:

29. Smith, R. and E. R. Pinckney, Diet, Blood Cholesterol and Coronary Heart Disease: A Critical
Review of the Literature, Vector Enterprises, Sherman Oaks, CA, USA, 1991, vol. 2
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Regards, A.L.

francispoon said:

My medical check-up shows i have very high cholestrol(about 250). Do i need to take medication for
it? Is the medication a life time thing? My doctor told me to go for a dietary control first.

It is reasonable to try diet, exercise, and losing weight first.

--
Dr. Andrew B. Chung, MD/PhD
Board-Certified Cardiologist
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