[Diabetes-talk] [SPAM] Re: cholesterol levels

[Eileen Scrivani]

Well, then I'm in decent shape where HDL is concerned.  I'm never below 70.

Eileen

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Freeman" <k7uij at panix.com>
To: "Diabetes Talk for the Blind" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, May 20, 2009 11:13 PM
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] [SPAM] Re: cholesterol levels


> HDL should be above 50 for women.
>
> Mike
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Eileen Scrivani" <etscrivani at verizon.net>
> To: "Tamera" <fidano at verizon.net>; "Diabetes Talk for the Blind"
> <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 20, 2009 12:02 PM
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] [SPAM] Re: cholesterol levels
>
>
> Tam:
>
> If you read the original message, Amy states: "I know that it's
> important
> not to have a
> deficiency in your LDL, but is it possible to be too low when it comes
> to
> the HDL?"
>
> LDL is bad cholesterol and yes you do want it to be "deficient."  That
> is
> the lower the LDL the better you are.  The HDL which is good cholesterol
> you
> want to have at a much higher level what the max, if any on HDL is I am
> not
> certain.  You do not want HDL to be low.
>
> So there was some confusion in the original post in understanding the
> differences of LDL verses HDL.  And, yes, you are correct that exercise
> can
> reduce the LDL and help raise the HDL which is what we want. Diet to is
> a
> factor.  I refuse to go onto the statens as well as cholesterol has
> benefits
> to the body andthe drugs prescribed deminish the body's levels of
> essential
> Co-Q10 which is needed for good heart/brain function.  The drugs als
> deminish the levels of vitamin D in the body which I think studies are
> now
> showing how important it is for a range of bodily functions.
>
> Eileen
>
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