What is the Optimal Amount of Cholesterol in the Body
The optimal amount of different types of cholesterol that has been recommended by the Adult Treatment Panel (ATP) of National Institute of Health (NIH) of USA is given in Table 1.
Table 1: ATP-NIH recommended amount of cholesterol
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Normal (mg/dL)
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High (mg/dL)
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LDL-cholesterol
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<100 (Optimal)
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160–189
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Total-cholesterol
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<200 (Desirable)
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≥240
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HDL-cholesterol
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<40 (Low)
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≥60 (Desirable)
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