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Cholesterol and Diabetes Q&A

Nutrition Facts with Dr. Greger

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What's the Ideal LDL Cholesterol Level?

What's the ideal LDL cholesterol level and What's going on when someone who eats healthfully, but their blood sugars are still out of control? Ideal LDL depends on whether or not you have been diagnosed with heart disease if you have not a Lifetime LDL well actually a lifetime LDL under 100 should protect you from heart disease however if you didn't figure this out into middle age and you're in your LDLs too high then 70 would be the target.

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