How to read your cholesterol report

Almost daily I get a call or a msg from someone random because they have seen “high cholesterol“ in their report and are now scared. They freak out because the total cholesterol is marked either in red or in bold to signify that their heart health is at risk.
The video is an attempt to raise awareness on two topics close to my heart -
1. Numbers don’t tell the whole story.
2. Data without context is entirely useless
Before jumping the gun and deciding that something is fine or not fine with you, you must check on the habits with which you live daily. How a person lives matters a lot more than the numbers on their reports.
A confusion that people who exercise regularly often face is that their total cholesterol number is high-ish. But this is often because exercise directly impacts HDL/ high density lipoprotein , the cardio protective cholesterol. But this often comes with Triglycerides & VLDL (risk factors) being well under-check. This is the “athlete’s paradox”, the kind of report that recreational athletes (people who exercise regularly but don’t compete) see.
On the other hand, people who are not exercising may observe that all their numbers are “normal” but lack of exercise, poor sleep, irregular eating habits, will cost you in the long run.
The message is simple -
1. Don’t check numbers unless you have been specifically asked to.
2. Don’t forget that clinical correlations (not just with habits) but with other factors like HbA1c, TSH, Liver enzymes, BP, etc is critical before arriving at decisions.
3. If someone is just reading your report and telling you what to do without clinically examining you, you are likely to be misguided.
Normal cholesterol levels with low HDL and high TG remains a risk.
The thing is that it is impossible to cover all possible scenarios in this video. But here are two more that we routinely see -
1. People who have just started working out recently (3-12 months) see high LDL levels, along with high HDL levels and low TG levels. If HDL is high, TG is low in response to exercise, then LDL will drop too over a period of time.
2. People who have been exercising for years, having high HDL, and TG & LDL in double digits and well within range.
What I want to reiterate is just this - You need to look at all clinical correlations, and your health care provider must be able to spend at least20 mins with you before making any kind of assessment of risk factors.
The fact remains that it takes as little as -
- No smoking, no drinking, no packaged food products
- And sleeping on time, eating at home, exercising regularly
- To see improvement in health
#cholesterol #hearthealth #bloodpressure #riskfactors

[@1705rb]

Thank you for making this video. I eat healthy always n exercise atleast 6 days a week but was shocked to see that cholesterol was increasing every year. But now after watching your video understand my numbers better and also the concept of Athletes paradox. Thank you from the bottom of my heart ❤

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You are so good. And I respect you for promoting ghar ka khana and our own regional cuisine. Lots of love.

[@Sonalipo72]

This single informative video puts a lot of mental unrest (after looking at report) to rest!

[@bhartipakala42]

Thanks a lot mam for educating me about the total cholesterol as also about HDL, LDL ,and triglycerides. I was ignorant about the details u mentioned. It's really an eye. opener

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Correct time par correct msg Aya hai.. so nice lady….

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What an excellent video. You put all my fears to rest. God bless you

[@shashijain5084]

Very well presented & explained !!!! 🙏 More than just habits Stress & unhappiness are potent triggers for almost all diseases.

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S, 100% correct

[@Revati5070]

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This was truly informative. My triglycerides level is quite high. Can you please suggest some at home exercises

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Cut down carbs Do regular exercise Take omega 3 supplements

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This so so helpful. I meet all the criteria as mentioned by you in this video. The doc out me on medicine. I just refused...

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Thank you mam, my husband is not listening to me and not changing his lifestyle, instead he is angry on me

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In the same boat with all facilities minutes away here in the US

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@@Applefan101 i don't know what to do with him, he is so stubborn, for him exercising means only walking for hours. Im tired. He is avoiding rice , fat from milk, oil etc, which are healthy cholesterol.

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Thanks Rujuta dear. I like your way of explaining and stressing on home made food.

[@ramnathprabhu2592]

THNX a lot mam for giving so much info and clearing our doubts about HDL....LDL and other factors.

[@thomashunter5645]

Cholesterol levels have no effect on heart disease. It is the insulin resistance that cause heart disease. The markers of insulin resistance are high blood sugar, high blood pressure, etc.

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Great video...couod you explain the role of LDL a bit?

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Much needed advice mam I just got my reports today and all are way too high cholesterol

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Is walking briskly a good exercise? I am 67 years old with BP, Diabetes weight 90 kg and hught 6'2". My normal walk is about 2 km per 20 minutes and i do about 5 km each day with some streaching exercise.

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Hi Rujuta, what units of measurement did you use and how to convert them to mmol/L ?

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[@garimasingh364]

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[@garimasingh364]

With HDL-60 ,Trigly -104 , VLDL-20 - I was worried with my Total Cholestrol-235

[@shilpaganatra5315]

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[@SM-bf3gd]

Rujuta ma'am, kindly look into my reports and let me know about the cholesterol level. I am a 55 year old woman.I have shared the details in Instagram messages.Thank you so much ma'am.🙏🏻🙏🏻

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[@Tarun_com]

Lipid test should be done on empty stomach?

[@HarpreetKaur-ti2xp]

Mam my HDL Remains 38 consistently I have been trying to get as much exercise as possible and not overweight at all , what can be the reason Mam , LDL well controlled

[@anupamkhemariya9128]

Animal foods like ghee,milk,all dairy foods and meat are the only culprits. People are able to.manage their lipids replacing meat by Oreo biscuits even..