Re: my current LDL = 250

From: Jim Chinnis (jchinnis_at_SPAMalum.mit.edu)
Date: 02/18/05 

Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2005 18:50:39 GMT

"elgoog" <bjdefend-newsgroups@yahoo.com> wrote in part:

>Total cholesterol = LDL + HDL + Triglycerides.

The approximate relationship, when triglygeride is < 400 mg/dL,
is: Total cholesterol = LDL + HDL + Triglyceride/5. If
triglyceride is above about 400, an approximate formula cannot be
relied upon and LDL needs to be measured. 

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Jim Chinnis   Warrenton, Virginia, USA