From: dougb@comm.mot.com (Doug Bank)
Subject: Re: Blood Cholesterol -  Gabe Mirkin's advice
Reply-To: dougb@ecs.comm.mot.com
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In article <1pka0uINNnqa@mojo.eng.umd.edu>, georgec@eng.umd.edu (George B. Clark) writes:
|> Forget about total cholesterol when assessing health risk factors.
|> Instead, use a relationship between LDL and HDL cholesterol:
|> 
|> If your LDL is       You need an HDL of at least
|> 
|>       90                 35
|>      100                 45
|>      110                 50
|>      120                 55
|>      130                 60
|>      140                 70

Gee, what do I do?  My LDL is only 50-60. (and my HDL is only 23-25)
I must be risking something, but Is it the same risk as those with 
very high LDL?

|> If your triglycerides are above 300, and your HDL is below 30, the
|> drug of choice is gemfibrozil (Lopid) taken as a 600mg tablet
|> thirty minutes before your morning and evening meals.

What about exercise and a low-fat diet?  What are the long-term 
effects of this drug?

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Doug Bank                       Private Systems Division
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