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Is that bad if your LDL cholesterol is only 120?
LDL cholesterol levels should be under 110 mg/dl. Anything above 110 is considered boderline and elevated.
Last updated on 12 Apr 2023
Yes, you can eat rice but limit unhealthy fats and alcohol consumption.
If your total cholesterol level is 200 to 239, you have a borderline level. The word 'borderline' is used because levels of 200 to 239 are close to being high. A total cholesterol of 240 or above is a high level.
HDL and LDL are two types of lipoproteins. They are a combination of fat (lipid) and protein. The lipids need to be attached to the proteins so they can move through the blood
If you have slightly high cholesterol then it means that plaque is building up slowly in the arteries.
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