HDL cholesterol should be high compared to LDL. You can reduce cholesterol when the HDL cholesterol is higher than the LDL. HDL or High Density Lipoproteins move through the bloodstream and remove bad cholesterol from blood vessels so it can be carried back to the liver and removed from the body. CholesLo can help raise the HDL cholesterol ratio.
When you want to predict a person’s risk of developing atherosclerosis you use the number of total cholesterol to the HDL cholesterol ratio. This number is obtained by dividing the total cholesterol value by the value of the HDL cholesterol. It is shown that high ratios indicate higher risks of heart attacks where as low ratios indicate lower risk.
It is undesirable when high total cholesterol and low HDL cholesterol increases the ratio. However, it is desirable when high HDL cholesterol and low total cholesterol lowers the ratio.
About 4.5 is the average ratio. You want it to be better than average. Therefore, the best ratio would be 2 or 3, less than 4.
Another ratio is the LDL/HDL ratio. It is a purer ratio than total cholesterol HDL. LDL is a measure of bad cholesterol and HDL is a measure of good cholesterol. The sum of HDL and LDL is total cholesterol. Adding up those values gives you the total cholesterol measurement.
The LDL/HDL ratio is more accurate and pure than the total cholesterol HDL ratio. The LDL/HDL is often used because the total cholesterol is easier and less expensive to get then the LDL cholesterol level.
No matter what the HDL value is it is important to obtain an LDL of less than 80-100, especially if there are risk factors for coronary artery disease, tobacco use, hypertension and diabetes. For patients with a history of bypass surgery, coronary artery disease or stents it is vital for them to have an LDL of less than 80.
You can reduce cholesterol in as little as one week by using CholesLo which is endorsed by doctors and clinically proven. There are several advantages with CholesLo and that is it reduces both cholesterol and triglycerides, increases HDL cholesterol ratio and it can help repair the liver. Your homocysteine levels can be reduced by using CholesLo. High homocysteine levels are closely related to the prediction of heart disease.
For more info or quesitons about CholesLo please forward all correspondence to Dr. Sam Robbins