Cholesterol... how dangerous...

[Gettinbig2]

I"m 23, been on for about 6 months strait, never over 600 mg total. My blood came back normal except for a 280 chol... my DR said that is no trheat right now, but could be say 30 years down the road... is this true, that there is no threat to me right now?

 

[diamonddiceclay]

yes-under age 25, I would not worry about cholesterol-you have time in the future to correct it

 

[atwa]

yes you do have time to correct it.......but 280 is in the high ranger. im sure your doctor would like to see it below 200

 

[Nico Cujo]

I had mine checked in August when I was bulkling up (eating 1 pound of beef for lunch) and weighing 230#. My cholesterol was 376! In the last 10 weeks I've lost 24#. I'm having it checked in two weeks. Hopefully reducing my fat intake to 35 grams per day has helped. If I were you, I'd tryto reduce it now before it gets worse. You can go to Walgreen's and get cholestrack for $15.
It's a home cholesterol test that's pretty cheap. It reads like a thermometer, fairly accurate.