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In the UK, the average total cholesterol level is 5.7mmol/l.
The levels of total cholesterol fall into the following categories:

ideal level: cholesterol level in the blood less than 5mmol/l.
Mildly high cholesterol level: between 5 to 6.4mmol/l.
Moderately high cholesterol level: between 6.5 to 7.8mmol/l.
Very high cholesterol level: above 7.8mmol/l.

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Anyone who is aware that cholesterol is high automatically changes diet a bit.

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Yes you are at increased risk of coronary artery disease, particularly if you suffer from diabetes or high blood pressure. (Goldbourt et al., Isolated Low HDL Cholesterol As a Risk Factor for Coronary Heart Disease Mortality-A 21-Year Follow-up of 8000 Men. Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology. 1997;17:107-113. Http://atvb.ahajournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/atvbaha;17/1/107 )

You can increase your HDL by including soy products (Sanders et al., Moderate intakes of intact soy protein rich in isoflavones compared with ethanol-extracted soy protein increase HDL but do not influence transforming growth factor ß1 concentrations and hemostatic risk factors for coronary heart disease in healthy subjects. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Vol. 76, No. 2, 373-377, August 2002. Http://www.ajcn.org/content/76/2/373.short ) and coconut oil (Katcher et al., Lifestyle Approaches and Dietary Strategies to Lower LDL-Cholesterol and Triglycerides and Raise HDL-Cholesterol. Endocrinology &Metabolism Clinics of North America Volume 38, Issue 1, March 2009, Pages 45-78. Http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B7RM4-4VKNWFP-7&_user=10&_coverDate=03%2F31%2F2009&_rdoc=1&_fmt=high&_orig=gateway&_origin=gateway&_sort=d&_docanchor=&view=c&_searchStrId=1718116318&_rerunOrigin=scholar.google&_acct=C000050221&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=10&md5=58df5b5738a9ecff76defc4b8d571d12&searchtype=a ) and also by increasing your exercise levels.

EDIT: ignore daisy’s lies. You can get cholesterol from plant foods such as coconut oil, although it is in considerably lower doses.

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Hi,

A general rule of thumb for most patients to figure out your cholesterol is…
Total Chol = LDL + HDL + (TG/5)
so… If LDL =120
HDL = 40
TG =140
total chol = 188

So, yes, it can happen. Just so you know, TG =140 isn’t a bad reading.
Also, even though guidelines say that you do not need to fast for a cholesterol test…trigylcerides can be affected by what you eat before you get the test.

Take care.

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