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<blockquote data-quote="TheBigNewt" data-source="post: 1673611" data-attributes="member: 380756"><p>I don't think that's quite correct. Triglycerides don't matter much at all for the vast majority of people, but they are a part of the LDL cholesterol calculation (LDLc= Total Chol - HDL - TG/5). Yes, some people have sky high trigs, like 2,000 mg/dl and are prone to pancreatitis but they are born with that problem it's an enzyme deficiency. And yes HDL is good and protective against coronary disease, but it tends to stay the same if you quit smoking. No drugs really raise it much either. So LDL is the bad boy in coronary disease and it can be lowered by 50% using statins which are pretty safe as prescription drugs go (read up on metformin if you want a drug with some potential side effects lol). I'm guessing you don't need anything but it's LDL that is the key lipid for most people</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TheBigNewt, post: 1673611, member: 380756"] I don't think that's quite correct. Triglycerides don't matter much at all for the vast majority of people, but they are a part of the LDL cholesterol calculation (LDLc= Total Chol - HDL - TG/5). Yes, some people have sky high trigs, like 2,000 mg/dl and are prone to pancreatitis but they are born with that problem it's an enzyme deficiency. And yes HDL is good and protective against coronary disease, but it tends to stay the same if you quit smoking. No drugs really raise it much either. So LDL is the bad boy in coronary disease and it can be lowered by 50% using statins which are pretty safe as prescription drugs go (read up on metformin if you want a drug with some potential side effects lol). I'm guessing you don't need anything but it's LDL that is the key lipid for most people [/QUOTE]
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