Triglycerides to HDL ratio is most important
The strongest predictor of heart health is not your LDL or total cholesterol
The ratio of your triglycerides to your HDL is much better
It’s an excellent predictor of overall metabolic health too!
Both can typically be found in routine lab work
Here's where you want to be...
As you have probably heard, LDL is considered the "bad cholesterol".
And HDL is considered the "good cholesterol".
Your triglycerides are elevated when you consume more refined sugars and processed carbs.
Triglycerides are 3 fatty acids held together by a carbohydrate.
Triglyceride levels (mg/dL):
•under 150- normal
•150-199- borderline high
•200-499- high
•500+ is extremely high
If they are routinely elevated, chances are you're prediabetic or diabetic.
HDL is a transport molecule that takes cholesterol to your liver, to be processed for energy.
The more readily your body can do this, the better the metabolic health.
This is why a higher HDL level is associated with lower heart disease risk
HDL levels (mg/dL):
Men-
•Less than 40 (1.0 mmol/L) at risk
•60 or above (1.5 mmol/L) is desirable
•80 or above (2.0 mmol/L) is optimal
Women-
•Less than 50 (1.3 mmol/L) at risk
•60 or above (1.5 mmol/L) is desirable
•80 or above (2.0 mmol/L) is optimal
Here's how to calculate your ratio:
Whatever your triglyceride number is on your lab work, take that number.
Then divide it by your HDL number.
That final number is your triglyceride to HDL ratio.
Here are the ranges of where you should fall...
In (mg/dL):
•0.8 to 1.2 is optimal
•less than 2 is ideal
•above 4 is too high
If above 4, there is a high probability of a cardiovascular event (heart attack) in the future
If your ratio is not where you want it to be, what should you do?
•Lose weight
•Eat a low-carb diet
•Consume more healthy fats (olive oil, coconut oil, avocado oil, avocados, animal fats)
•Exercise
•Consider taking a good quality Omega 3 supplement more
The ratio of your triglycerides to your HDL is much better
It’s an excellent predictor of overall metabolic health too!
Both can typically be found in routine lab work
Here's where you want to be...
As you have probably heard, LDL is considered the "bad cholesterol".
And HDL is considered the "good cholesterol".
Your triglycerides are elevated when you consume more refined sugars and processed carbs.
Triglycerides are 3 fatty acids held together by a carbohydrate.
Triglyceride levels (mg/dL):
•under 150- normal
•150-199- borderline high
•200-499- high
•500+ is extremely high
If they are routinely elevated, chances are you're prediabetic or diabetic.
HDL is a transport molecule that takes cholesterol to your liver, to be processed for energy.
The more readily your body can do this, the better the metabolic health.
This is why a higher HDL level is associated with lower heart disease risk
HDL levels (mg/dL):
Men-
•Less than 40 (1.0 mmol/L) at risk
•60 or above (1.5 mmol/L) is desirable
•80 or above (2.0 mmol/L) is optimal
Women-
•Less than 50 (1.3 mmol/L) at risk
•60 or above (1.5 mmol/L) is desirable
•80 or above (2.0 mmol/L) is optimal
Here's how to calculate your ratio:
Whatever your triglyceride number is on your lab work, take that number.
Then divide it by your HDL number.
That final number is your triglyceride to HDL ratio.
Here are the ranges of where you should fall...
In (mg/dL):
•0.8 to 1.2 is optimal
•less than 2 is ideal
•above 4 is too high
If above 4, there is a high probability of a cardiovascular event (heart attack) in the future
If your ratio is not where you want it to be, what should you do?
•Lose weight
•Eat a low-carb diet
•Consume more healthy fats (olive oil, coconut oil, avocado oil, avocados, animal fats)
•Exercise
•Consider taking a good quality Omega 3 supplement more
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Lab tests (to find out Triglycerides to HDL ratio, Cholesterol and other so-called parameters/ criteria for health) is highly misleading, do not give any benefit or advantage to the patient, health seekers or general people... These parameters are incomplete and many more factors are yet to be researched, found out and established. Though reliable maximum up to 20% for diagnostic purpose, these are required by the practitioner "to decide the dose of his medicine/ remedies/ surgeries", as may be. DECIDING SUCH DOSE and tolerance limits is the main problem for all the problems (in branches other than health/ medicine also), including 'climate change (global warming). 'Normal health' is enjoyed when one follows 'normal life' (lifestyle). If not one can fall down to 'average health level' and even to 'ill-health level'. Having enjoyed 'normal health level' and maintaining it, one may make efforts to achieve/ reach 'super normal health level' and even 'supra normal health level'. Therefore, it is high time that people learn and practice 'normal life' and reject the concepts of World Health Organization (nay World Disease Organization) and other such agencies promoting disease standards..... more
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