2. WHAT IS CHOLESTEROL?
• Cholesterol is the Fatty substance found in
certain foods as well as manufactured by
body.
• Important factor in formation of PLAQUE
in the blood vessels.
• Normal value – 200 mg/dl
3. LIPID PROFILE
• Total Cholesterol
• LDL (Bad Cholesterol)
• HDL ( Good Cholesterol)
• Tryglycerides
4. HDL
• High density lipoproteins
• Good cholesterol
• Pick up cholesterol from blood & take
them to liver to remove from body
• Normal value – 60mg/dl or more
• Protective for heart
5. LDL
• Low density lipoproteins
• Bad cholesterol
• Carry more cholesterol & help them get
deposited on the walls of arteries
• Normal value – less than 100mg/dl
• Not protective to heart
6. TRYGLYCERIDES
• Free molecules in blood carrying Fats
• Flow after meals in blood
• Risky for women
• Levels increase with diet high in calories
,sugar , alcohol, refined starches
• Normal value – below 150mg/dl
• Not good for heart
7. ONLY THESE VALUES ARE
IMPORTANT ?
NO!!!!
COMBINE WITH THE RISK FACTORS….
8. PRECAUTIONS WHILE
CHECKING LIPID PROFILE
• Get it done from assured DOCTOR
• Get the results verified from your Doctor
• 9-12 hrs of fasting is required
• Don’t get carried away with the numbers