what will happen if the blood LDL is less than normal?
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Ideal levels of LDL has been shown and the level's actual effects can be clearly told only based on other risk conditions existing such as smoking, diabetes etc., which leads to high risk for heart conditions.\nLDL Cholesterol Level                         LDL-Cholesterol Category \nLess than 100 mg/dL                                                        Optimal \n100-129 mg/dL                                  Near optimal/above optimal  \n130-159 mg/dL                                                       Borderline high \n160-189 mg/dL                                                                        High \n190 mg/dL and above                                                      Very high \nThe main goal of cholesterol-lowering treatment is to lower your LDL level enough to reduce your risk of developing heart disease or having a heart attack. The higher your risk, the lower your LDL goal will be. \nIf your LDL is less than 130 mg/dL, you will need to follow the heart healthy diet for all Americans, which allows a little more saturated fat and cholesterol than the TLC diet. \nVR
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Exercise to reduce your LDL level and increase your HDL level \nDrinking a small amount of alcohol may raise your HDL level and lower your LDL level, but more than two drinks could have the opposite effect \nMaintain an appropriate weight \nStop smoking \nless stress\nsome says garlic but not sure
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hdl is increased with exercise, and a little with medicine and fish oils.  ldl is decreased with diet, exercise, fish oils, and of course medication.  hdl goal is >40 for men, and >50 for women.  ldl isn't a concern until >160 unless you have other medical condition, risk factors, etc.  talk with your doctor and get a cholesterol checkup if you haven't.
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it depends on the situation.  if someone has a slow GI bleed, they can be asymptomatic and have hemoglobins as low as 5 or 6.  However if someone is acutely bleeding, a drop from 14 to 10 may cause dizziness and hypotension.  The biggest factor is if their heart rate is elevated, their blood pressure drops and they feel weak and/or dizzy.
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For a lipoprotein analysis (which includes total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein [LDL], high-density lipoprotein [HDL], and triglyceride levels), do not eat or drink anything except water for 9 to 12 hours before having your blood drawn. Usually, you are allowed to take your medications with water the morning of the test. \nFasting is not necessary for a total cholesterol test or an HDL cholesterol test, but it may be recommended. \nYou also may be asked to avoid foods high in fat the night before the test, alcohol and strenuous exercise before the test.
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A lot of high cholesterol and high blood pressure is due to being overweight. That is why many people have both.  Some people, though, have one or the other or both these conditions even though they are fit. These conditions are not related in themselves.   Everyone who has either should see their doctor for treatment.  There are effective medications for both.\n\nHigh blood pressure occurs because the heart has to beat with more force to push blood through the body. This excess force can damage blood vessels.  Cholesterol comes in two types, HDL (good) and LDL (bad).  The HDL are associated with removing fats and other things from the blood and moving it to the liver for excretion.  High HDL is good, low HDL is bad.  LDL carry fats throughout the body for storage and use by the cells.  Too many of these are associated with artery disease.  The combination of high blood pressure and high LDL cholesterol is doubly bad, because the narrowed blood vessles increase the pressure even more in the locations where both occur.  Also, narrowed blood vessles can collect blood clots, which high blood pressure can rip lose, where it can cause a stroke, or heart attack.\n\nBesides medication: IF a person is overweight, and their weight has risen steadily over time, LDL cholesterol can be reduced a lot by losing just 10% of weight.  If a person loses weight by exercising with moderately-high intensity 20 - 40 minutes a day, both of these conditions can be greatly improved or eliminated, expecially with a HDL increase.  One of the claims of the Adkins diet is that prople being treated for cholesterol or high blood pressure could throw away their medicine as soon as they start the diet. (Dr. supervison is advised for any medication reduction)
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You need to fast to get accurate blood lipid profiles because these blood lipids are affected by what you eat.  If you have a high-fat meal before having blood drawn, the fat in the food will be absorbed, raising your blood triglycerides, which will falsely elevate your LDL cholesterol readings.  Fasting ensures that you can get a consistent reading without the effects of dietary fat.
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I'm afraid the vitamins will not affect LDL levels at all. Soluble fiber helps drop cholesterol level, as do very large doses of niacin (Vitamin B3), but vitamins E & C are anti-oxidants that help quench free radicals & they don't really do anything with cholesterol.
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The doctor who ordered this blood test should be able to walk through this with you.  At the very least, there should be a nursing line that you can call and ask.  \n\nMost blood results I have received have shown right on the print out what is too low, too high, or within the normal range.  This is a good starting place, but anything abnormal should really be discussed with your healthcare practitioner.
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Ask a doctor about that when you go to the hospital for losing all that blood.\n\nJust kidding I hope.\n\nReally though, it just depends on the health condition of the person and the physical makeup of the person and I don't know you so I can't tell you the effect it would have on you.
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Smoking which causes HDL level to decrease causes LDL elevation indirectly.\n \nAs you know smoking decreases the HDL level. Looking back on what HDL does, it is said to protect the arteries from the atherosclerosis (caused by LDL) where HDL cholesterol extracts cholesterol particles from the artery walls and transports them to the liver to be disposed through the bile. It   also interferes with the accumulation of cholesterol in the artery walls by the LDL cholesterol particles. That is the main reason there are treatments given to increase the HDL level.\n\nIt simply means that less HDL will result to less extraction of LDL from artery walls and less interference of LDL accumulation on the artery walls. LDL will go on its way thus elevating its level.\n\nPotential damage to LDL receptors, of course very possible. Abnormally high LDL cholesterol levels in the blood would cause some "exhaustion" to the LDL receptors making it proned for damage.☺
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Recent studies have shown that reducing cholesterol to ultra-low levels with statin drugs can begin to reverse hardening of the arteries.\nOther than that, do not smoke, make sure your blood pressure is under control  and keep your cholesterol down via statins.\nIf diabetic, keep that under control also.
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Poor blood circulation
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It depends on what your cholesterol levels are and the ratio of HDL to LDL. It also depends on your genetics, do your parents have cholesterol problems, if so this will dictate your treatment plan. In general if you do have an elevated level of bad cholesterol and no family history then there are some steps you can take that may keep you off meds. First the fastest way to increase blood lipids is to eat saturated fats. So limit these to less than 10% of your total fat intake. Second you may want to increase your intake of soluble fiber as this will help eliminate cholesterol thru loss in the feces. Third you may want to investigate the use of natural cholesterol reducers like red yeast or beta sitosterols. By doing the natural things I mentioned it is not uncommon to reduce levels by as much as 15 to 20% and you will not risk liver damage.
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No connection, as far as my personnal experience is concerned. My cholestrol was at 350, but my BP was 120/80 in 1996.
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HDL the good stuff should be 59 or better\nLDL the bad stuff should be a 100 or less\nThese figures come  from my doctor.
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Absolutely not. Stay on your medicine and discuss with your doctor what your "target" is. Often times your total cholesterol can be good but the HDL, LDL or Triglycerides may be suboptimal. Ask your doctor if you can decrease or stop your medicine depending upon what he/she believes your target cholesterol level to be