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  2. Reference ranges for blood tests - Wikipedia

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    There appears to be the greatest cluster of substances in the yellow part (μg/L or nmol/L), becoming sparser in the green part (mg/L or μmol/L). However, there is another cluster containing many metabolic substances like cholesterol and glucose at the limit with the blue part (g/L or mmol/L). [citation needed]

  3. List of cholesterol in foods - Wikipedia

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    The human body makes one-eighth to one-fourth teaspoons of pure cholesterol daily. A cholesterol level of 5.5 millimoles per litre or below is recommended for an adult. The rise of cholesterol in the body can give a condition in which excessive cholesterol is deposited in artery walls called atherosclerosis. This condition blocks the blood flow ...

  4. C-reactive protein - Wikipedia

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    Traditional CRP measurement only detected CRP in the range of 10 to 1,000 mg/L, whereas high sensitivity CRP (hs-CRP) detects CRP in the range of 0.5 to 10 mg/L. [25] hs-CRP can detect cardiovascular disease risk when in excess of 3 mg/L, whereas below 1 mg/L would be low risk. [26]

  5. The #1 High-Protein Snack for Better Heart Health, According ...

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    Since gut health may be associated with better cholesterol levels and lower heart disease risk, it pays to keep your gut healthy! To work more roughage into your day, check out these 20 tasty high ...

  6. Cholesterol - Wikipedia

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    Cholesterol is tested to determine for "normal" or "desirable" levels if a person has a total cholesterol of 5.2 mmol/L or less (200 mg/dL), an HDL value of more than 1 mmol/L (40 mg/dL, "the higher, the better"), an LDL value of less than 2.6 mmol/L (100 mg/dL), and a triglycerides level of less than 1.7 mmol/L (150 mg/dL).

  7. Blood lipids - Wikipedia

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    The 1987 report of National Cholesterol Education Program, Adult Treatment Panels suggest the total blood cholesterol level should be: <200 mg/dl normal blood cholesterol, 200–239 mg/dl borderline-high, >240 mg/dl high cholesterol. [2]

  8. What is a normal blood pressure reading? - AOL

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    When Dr. Oz sat Rachael Ray down for a blood pressure test during a segment of her show, he wasn't entirely pleased with the numbers he saw. In fact, he made her do it again -- and he called her ...

  9. Hypercholesterolemia - Wikipedia

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    There is no absolute cutoff between normal and abnormal cholesterol levels, and values must be considered in relation to other health conditions and risk factors. [ 35 ] [ 36 ] [ 37 ] Higher levels of total cholesterol increase the risk of cardiovascular disease, particularly coronary heart disease. [ 38 ]