Just got mine tested again:
total cholesterol = 134
HDL ("good" cholesterol) = 54
I started eating more vegan foods that are supposed to be good for raising HDL such as avocados and walnuts, which seemed to help my HDL a bit--I think it was around 49 last time I had it tested. I think my ratio is really great too now
I'm not sure about what was said previously about vegans having too low a cholesterol...your body makes what you need, so you don't need dietary additive cholesterol. I suppose some vegans don't get enough of the good fats in order to process them into cholesterol, but I don't think I have that problem
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