Re: Exercise and raising HDL

From: GeorgeW (look_at_signature_to.reply)
Date: 07/29/04 

Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2004 17:00:26 GMT

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> "It may be that my numbers don't apply to many people...."
>
> My numbers don't apply either. I don't know who this mythical person
> is the guidelines (developed by physicians in the pay of pharmas) have
> in mind.

How do you know that your numbers don't apply?

For example, is you LDL higher than the "standard"? If so, do you question
the applicability of the standard for a specific reason like, for example,
your TC is high also?

This is what I've been wondering about in my case. When one's TC is very
low (or very high), does that imply a lower ideal HDL than the "standard"?
It seems logical that it would because TC = HDL+LDL+Trig/5. I asked a
cardiologist this question and he said the standard recommendation for HDL
still applies. I also posted the question here on SMC a month ago and got
no answer.

Intuitively I would say that the ratios of HDL and LDL to TC may be more
important than their absolute values.