Anonymous wrote:Yes, and I also eat an apple a day.

I thought hdl was “good” cholesterol and kept ldl from sticking to arterial walls? How does it increase mortality?

I’m not sure. I’m the pp with 110-115 HDL but LDL is 95 and tris 40. My doctor said it’s great to have high HDL and wasn’t phased at my numbers but I read some men with higher HDL have higher mortality rates, women can have higher without as much risk.

Yes, and I also eat an apple a day.

I thought hdl was “good” cholesterol and kept ldl from sticking to arterial walls? How does it increase mortality?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I exercise a ton - 7 days a week- minimum 60 minutes a day (low impact on rest days)… all my cholesterol is high. My doc believes it’s genetic with me - I’ve lowered a bit with some supplements and eating less.

Me too! What supplements are you taking?

None ya business

Weird. No one knows who the hell you are.

My HDL is 82 but my LDL is 127. I run 4-5 miles 6 days/week, lift 1 hour 6 days/week and play tennis 3x week.

I exercise religiously (HIIT 3 days, run 6 miles 2 days) and my HDL is steady at 65. My LDL was creeping up (as high as 130) but I lowered it to mid 80s with

2 grams plant sterols
1.4 grams red yeast rice
2 grams fiber.

Per day.

my HDL is 42 and LDL is 97
I work out 6-7 days a week around 10 hours a week on average depending on time of the year. Its a mix of cardio and weights

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I exercise a ton - 7 days a week- minimum 60 minutes a day (low impact on rest days)… all my cholesterol is high. My doc believes it’s genetic with me - I’ve lowered a bit with some supplements and eating less.

Me too! What supplements are you taking?

None ya business

Anonymous wrote:I exercise a ton - 7 days a week- minimum 60 minutes a day (low impact on rest days)… all my cholesterol is high. My doc believes it’s genetic with me - I’ve lowered a bit with some supplements and eating less.

Me too! What supplements are you taking?

I exercise a ton - 7 days a week- minimum 60 minutes a day (low impact on rest days)… all my cholesterol is high. My doc believes it’s genetic with me - I’ve lowered a bit with some supplements and eating less.

Yes! I work out hard about 6 days a week. Eat great and am healthy in all areas and labs but get flagged for overall cholesterol because my HDL is like 110-115 but LDL is normal and tri is low. Doctor not concerned and actually told me it was great overall

Anonymous wrote:My HDL has always been higher than normal and my LDL has always been lower than normal. But my total cholesterol is high because of the high HDL number.

I do exercise a lot.

Same. My total cholesterol is a bit over 200, and I always get a little flag on my lab results. But most of that is HDL.

Yes. Consistently over 100.

My HDL has always been higher than normal and my LDL has always been lower than normal. But my total cholesterol is high because of the high HDL number.

I do exercise a lot.

Mine was 95 last time. I’m not at all concerned about that. My LDL was like 75 and the triglycerides was around 40 something. I train a lot now and have been on that track for about 1.5 years. My HDL the previous time was around 75 or so.

I talked to my DR about this, because my HDL is consistency around 115 (LDL <90, TRIs <75). No one else in my family has very high HDL. Yet very high HDL seems to correlate with 1) people who exercise a lot, and 2) INCREASE in all-cause mortality.

My PCP is not concerned since all my other markers are good. But how many of you regular exercisers also have very high HDL?