Cholesterol Lipid Profile Numbers
The reason it looks bad is because you don’t know how to read the numbers.
Your numbers are actually good.
With that in mind, let’s break it down so that you know why your reading is good and how to interpret it.
To understand it, I converted it into the American reading of mg/l from the European measurement of mmol/l.
Conversion Calculator
http://www.onlineconversion.com/cholesterol.htm
Total Cholesterol: 5.49 mmol/ = 212 mg/l
The Total Cholesterol number alone mean nothing.
It is only relevance is in calculating your Remnant Cholesterol. We will get to that in a minute.
LDL: 3.69 mmol/l = 142 mg/l
Your LDL number alone means nothing. The determinate factor is of if your LDL is good or bad is if you have more good Particle A or bad Particle B LDL. We will determine that in a minute.
HDL: 1.26 mmol/l = 48 mg/
This number means something. A high HDL number is good, a low number isn’t so good.
You have a fairly high HDL reading, which is good.
Triglycerides: 1.19 mmol/l = 105 mg/l
This is an important number. Lower is always better.
Your Triglyceride number is in the good area.
Measurements of Cholesterol Health
LDL Particle Size
The determinate factor of if your LDL is good or bad, is your percentage of good Particle A or bad Particle B.
Physicians never tell you about this nor do they test for it.
However, your Particle A and B can be determined with your…
Triglyceride:LDL Ratio
A low ratio number means you have a greater percentage of Particle A. A high number means you have more Particle B. A ratio number of 2.0 or below is good. A number up around 4.0 means you have an issue.
Your Number:1.05 Triglycerides divided by 48 = 2.18, which is fairly good.
Remnant Cholesterol:
This is another important number. Around 20 is good. Around 40 means you have a problem.
Your Number is: 22, a pretty good number.
Total Cholesterol 212 - (LDL 142 + HDL 48) = 22
More LDL Information
LDL is necessary for healing and recovery. Thus, elevated LDL is good, providing you have a greater ratio of good Particle A.
Research show that older individual with higher LDL, providing it the good kind, live longer.
Higher Cholesterol Builds Muscle
http://www.statinnation.net/blog/2018/7/19/higher-cholesterol-builds-muscle
" Dr. Steve Riechman at Texas A&M University…people with higher cholesterol levels tend to gain more muscle mass.
“…cholesterol helps to build muscle.”
"…level of cholesterol…recommended by the American Heart Association is associated with the least lean muscle gain.
Side Note: Based on my/Kenny’s research from a multitude of sources, The American Heart Association is behind the times in their cholesterol recommendations. Current research demonstrate their recommendation are antiquated.
“…low cholesterol levels resulted in an actual loss of lean muscle mass - even though the trial participants were resistance training.”
“Another important point… there is an incredible need tor cholesterol during periods of recovery and the body can’t get enough of it at these times.”
TRT’s Effect On Cholesterol
TRT effects cholesterol to some extent, as does diet, exercise, etc.
However, the Cholesterol Numbers you posted are good.
Unfortunately, you just don’t know how to read/interpret them.
“Lowering It Fast”
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Your numbers are fine. There is no need to lower them; you are in “The Good Zone”.
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There no such thing as a “Quick Fix” for individual with bad cholesterol, who are over weight, etc.
No one with any kind of health issue got there overnight nor will they find an overnight cure.
Take Home Message
Invest some time in researching a topic. It pays off in the long run.
Kenny Croxdale