Cholesterol Reference Levels

Normal and High Cholesterol Values

Monday, 17 September 2007 12:21
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The National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP) has published definitions regarding high and normal cholesterol values. These were endorsed by the American Heart Association and other health organizations and are displayed in the table below.
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Lower Cholesterol = Fewer Heart Attacks (some numbers)

Monday, 26 November 2007 07:52
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Professor Law and his colleagues of the University of London searched scientific literature in order to calculate the effect of LDL cholesterol reduction on the risk of a heart attack. Given a pre-treatment LDL cholesterol level of 190 mg/dL (4.8 mmol/L), which was the average value of all the patients investigated, they discovered the following:
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Cholesterol Distribution In The US Population

Thursday, 29 November 2007 07:53
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The following is the distribution of blood cholesterol values in the population of the United States. The data is taken from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III) conducted from 1988 to 1994.

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National Cholesterol Education Program


Less than 7% of total calories should come from saturated fatty acids.

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