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#211 - Understanding your cholesterol panel & metabolic health blood tests | Dr. Robert Lustig & Dr. Casey Means - (Replay)

LEVELS – A Whole New Level

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The Importance of Understanding Your Total Cholesterol Number

Don't worry, don't think about the total cholesterol number, kind of throw out that number. Total cholesterol is fairly meaningless. If your HDL is 100, your total cholesterol is going to be high. And if it's elevated, that does not necessarily mean you immediately should jump on a stat. The question is when is it high that you have to do something? and that's where the art of medicine has to play in.

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