How fast can cholesterol levels change?
It take months for cholesterol levels to change.
Last updated on 12 Apr 2023
No, 220mg/dl is boderline high.
Less than 200mg/dl is desirable so 140mg/dl is a good level.
Low density lipoprotein sometimes known as bad cholesterol is linked to various heart diseases espcially strokes and heart attacks.
Poor diet, smoking, alcohol and lack of exercise raises your bad cholesterol.
You will require medicines if you have already had a heart attack or stroke or have peripheral arterial disease. Your LDL cholesterol level is 190 mg/dL or higher. You are 40-75 years old and have diabetes and an LDL cholesterol level of 70 mg/dL or higher.
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