DSI Newsletter: The Cholesterol Pie

DSI Newsletters, Issue 27:
The Cholesterol Pie

Total Cholesterol = HDL + LDL + TG / 5
Good or "Healthy" High Density Lipoprotein cholesterol
Bad or "Lousy" Low Density Lipoprotein cholesterol
Triglycerides, another type of "Bad" cholesterol
Non-HDL cholesterol = TC – HDL
Risk Factor Ratio = TC / HDL

Your total cholesterol level is made up of the sum of its three parts (lipoproteins):
• HDL-C (good cholesterol)
• LDL-C (bad cholesterol)
• Triglyceride-C (bad cholesterol)

Goals
TC (Total Cholesterol) less than 150
HDL cholesterol more than 40
TG (triglycerides) cholesterol less than 150

When your RFR (Risk Factor Ratio) is less than four, cholesterol is leaving your arterial wall and cleaning the arteries (reversing atherosclerosis).

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