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Understanding Cholesterol Numbers
Cholesterol travels through the blood in different types of packages called lipoproteins. Low density lipoproteins (LDL) deliver cholesterol to the body. High density lipoproteins (HDL) remove cholesterol from the bloodstream.
This is why too much LDL cholesterol is bad for the body, while the HDL form is good. It's the balance between the different forms of cholesterol that tells you what your cholesterol level really means. See below. For example, if your total cholesterol level is high because of a high LDL level, you may be at higher risk of heart disease or stroke. If your total level is high only because of a high HDL level, you're probably not at higher risk.
Total cholesterol levels Less than 200 is best.
Between 200 to 239 is borderline high.
240 or more means you are at increased risk for heart disease.
LDL levels (bad guy - 60-80% of body's cholesterol) LDL cholesterol level of less than 130 is best.
LDL cholesterol of 130 159 is borderline high. LDL cholesterol level of 160 or means you are at increased risk for heart disease.
HDL levels (good guy) HDL cholesterol level of less than 35 means you are at increased risk for heart disease. HDL cholesterol level of 60 or higher reduces your risk of heart disease.
VLDL The liver then produces very low density lipoproteins (VLDL), the largest type of lipoprotein. VLDL is released into the bloodstream and, like chylomicrons, is transported to tissue capillaries where the triglycerides are broken down and either used for energy or stored by muscle or fat cells. After VLDL releases its triglycerides, what remains is a 'VLDL remnant' called intermediate density lipoprotein (IDL). Some IDL is removed from circulation by the liver; the rest is transformed into low density lipoprotein (LDL).
