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Where can I find more information on what is good cholesterol?
Good cholesterol is a measure of the cholesterol in your blood that is healthy for you, as opposed to unhealthy cholesterol which can harm your body if you have too much in your system. Find more information about good and bad cholesterol at http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/hdl-cholesterol/CL00030
What cholesterol does not harm health?
HDL is the so called "good cholesterol". However, HDL cholesterol is not found as dietary cholesterol, it's simply measured in the blood.
What is total blood cholesterol?
Total blood cholesterol is determined by adding your HDL (good cholesterol) and your LDL (bad cholesterol) together and then dividing your triglyceride number by 5 and adding that number to your HDL and LDL number which will give you the total cholesterol.
What does CHOL mean in blood test?
CHOL in a blood test typically stands for total cholesterol, which is a measure of the total amount of cholesterol in your blood, including both HDL (good) cholesterol and LDL (bad) cholesterol. High levels of total cholesterol can increase your risk for heart disease and other health issues.
What is HDL in reference to cholesterol?
High Density Lipoprotein, the "good" cholesterol. This is the kind of cholesterol that clears the plaque from blood vessels and takes it to the liver to be destroyed or recycled.
How do you find your HDL cholesterol?
HDL cholesterol is known as the good kind of cholesterol. You can have your levels tested at your doctor's office. A blood sample from your vein or finger will be need.
What does Lipid panel mean in medical terms?
A lipid panel is a fasting blood test in which the lab measures blood fat, cholesterol, and the levels of good and bad cholesterol.
What does HDL Cholesterol mean?
HDL Cholesterol stands for "High-density Lipoproteins", which is the `good' cholesterol. A high level of HDL cholesterol in the blood is thought to lower the risk of coronary artery disease.
What are hdl cholesterol levels and how are they measured?
The HDL cholesterol is known as good cholesterol that it should keep cholesterol in 35ml, 40ml for women and for men the levels change between good and bad cholesterol.
What types of fats help lower blood cholesterol?
Unsaturated fats typically is associated with lowering "bad" cholesterol (LDL) and raising "good" cholesterol (HDL)
Quantitative determination of cholesterol in the blood?
TC ,or total serum cholesterol, is a quantitative analysis of cholesterol in the patients blood. The type of cholesterol is as important as the quantity of cholesterol.
Does giving blood lower cholesterol?
No is the simple answer. Cholesterol is for the most part evenly distributed in the blood and therefore when donating blood you take cholesterol with the blood. Your body will have a lower MASS of cholesterol but the CONCENTRATION of cholesterol has not changed, which is what is important for you I presume. However, when giving blood they encourage no fatty meals or food 24 hours before to avoid high levels of fats and cholesterol in the blood, which means you shouldn't e giving blood if you have high cholesterol.
