Reduce Cholestrol Save Heart
Cholestrol levels in children and aldoscents from high risk families (if one parent's level is 240mg/dl or higher or if a parent or grand parent had evidence coronary artery disease b4 age of 55.)
| CATEGORY | TOTAL CHOLESTROL (mg/dL) | LDL CHOLESTROL (mg/dL) |
| ACCEPTABLE | LOWER THAN 170 | LOWER THAN 110 |
| BORDERLINE | 170-199 | 110-129 |
| HIGH | HIGHER THAN=200 | HIGHER THAN=130 |
1. If total chol.=300mg/dl; risk for dev. coronary disease is double if total chol.were 150mg/dl.
2. If total chol.=300mg/dl; risk of dying of coronary disease is 4 times if total chol.were 190mg/dl.
3. Reducing chol. by 10% reduces your future coronary risk by 20%.
4. Increasing hdl 1mg/dl reduces coronary risk by 2-3%.
Mr.Arvind Chopra (R) 46 M successfully reduced cholestrol level from 268.9 mg% (28 Jan 09) to 190 mg% (3 Jun 09) by having treatment from Dr. Saurabh Mehrotra (L).