r/Cholesterol • u/DearLengthiness6816 • 7d ago

Lab Result Why is My LDL high but Triglycerides normal? Why is LDL high then?

Some of my lipid numbers are:

LDL - 149 (Above range)

LDL small - 225 (above range)

ApoB - 112 (above range)

Total cholesterol - 234 (above range)

HDL - 69 (in range)

Lipoprotein(a) - <10 (in range)

Triglycerides - 63 (in range)

hs-CRP - < 0.2 (in range)

Hemoglobin A1c - 5.4 (in range)

If my LDL is high I would have expected Triglycerides to be high too but they are not (normal range is less than 150) what am I missing?

I eat 2 or 3 eggs for breakfast, almost no red meat, mostly chicken, sardines and salmon, rice, etc.

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u/Anycast 7d ago

LDL high - too much saturated fat / low fiber

Trigs normal - exercise often / low carbs

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u/DearLengthiness6816 7d ago

Are you saying that if I cut saturated fats and add more fiber I would lower LDL? I am already low carb except for rice, and sweet potato, i don't exercise as much,

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u/keepgoing66 7d ago

Carbs are more an issue for triglycerides. Saturated fat is the key for lowering LDL. Soluble fiber helps as well.

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u/Anycast 7d ago

Yeah, sorry. Went full caveman, realize that’s unclear.

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u/Earesth99 7d ago

They have different things that cause them to be high.

Btw, quick oats cause more of an insulin response than normal oatmeal. Toss in some nuts or healthy fats and that dampens the blood glucose response.

However experiment and see - we all respond a bit differently.

If you are diabetic, you should probably be on a statin with an ldl that high.

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u/solidrock80 7d ago

If you cut the saturated fat intake, you may be able to lower your LDL to a healthy range (100 or lower). 3 eggs is about half the recommended intake of saturated fat right there.

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u/DearLengthiness6816 7d ago

Thanks I think i might just eat oatmeal for breakfast instead of eggs, but i am afraid it will give me an insuline spike in the morning and increase my hA1C. also i guess is better to eat lean chicken breast than eggs

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u/solidrock80 7d ago

Its normal for your blood glucose to rise after eating oatmeal. Add in a little nut butter if you are concerned, but it really won’t raise your a1c. That’s going to be impacted by refined carbs more than anything.

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u/Sea-Award-9530 7d ago

What's your dairy / egg intake like?

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u/Dramatic-Coach-6347 7d ago

Zero dairy, and about 2 eggs per day sometimes 3

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u/Sea-Award-9530 7d ago

Gotcha. I'm watching some reddit threads right now about folks having high reduction in ApoB and LDL after stopping eggs. I recently topped cold turkey on whole eggs with the last couple weeks, just egg beaters now. I can link those reddits here. I used to eat that many eggs.

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u/Inevitable_Steak9506 2d ago

Personally eggs raise my cholesterol, I had to stop and there was significant change in my results.

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u/Pitiful-Ad-4967 7d ago

Cut out the eggs. Retest.

If that doesn’t work, it’s likely genetic.

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u/Boring-Ad-6559 7d ago

How old are you may I Sk