I did a checkup of myself where I found S.cholesterol *218.9 mg/dl (120-200) S.triglycerides *246.0 mg/dl (50-150) S.VLDL cholesterol *49.2 mg/dl (10-40) S.HDL Cholesterol. 31.4 mg/dl (Male>50) S.LDL Cholesterol. *138.3 mg/dl (60-100) Ratio of Cholesterol *6.97 (0-4.5) My Cholesterol level is high what should I do to reduce it to normal.

Dr. Sameer MehrotraCardiologist19yrs exp

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Your Cholesterol is high, you should start with lifestyle precautions like - 1) Daily exercise like brisk walking, jogging for 40 mins, begin gradually and increase to 40 mins a day. 2) Change your diet to a healthy heart diet high on fruits, veggies, low on sugar and fried fat etc (take a detailed diet consult) 3) Quit smoking and drinking. 4) get your BP checked and baseline echo done. After 4-6 weeks of these precautions repeat your lipid profile, if still abnormal consult a cardiologist for adding of cholesterol control medicine.  

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