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Health screening result?

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  • 11-11-2008 3:56pm
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    puntosporting
    Registered Users Posts: 801 ✭✭✭


    Just had a health screening done at work and i got a little shock!
    My Blood pressure was fine at 122/74 but my cholesterol was reading 5.88!
    This .s about .9 over where i should be at!
    Im a very active 29 year old and do a lot of heavy weight training!
    My diet ok most days but i can get caught out from time tot time, basicaly what is the quickest way to reducing this to a normal level?


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    smashey
    Registered Users Posts: 21,676 ✭✭✭✭smashey


    puntosporting wrote: »
    My diet ok most days but i can get caught out from time tot time, basicaly what is the quickest way to reducing this to a normal level?
    What did your doctor say?


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    puntosporting
    Registered Users Posts: 801 ✭✭✭puntosporting


    Cut down on saturated fats basicaly,heavily processed foods?
    I know this and have been mindfull of it maybe its comming down already,last check was years ago like?


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    kaimera
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,396 ✭✭✭✭kaimera


    5.88?

    Went for a chinwag with the company doc myself there recently and mentioned about my dad having high colesterol [think it was roughly the same as yours but he's in his 40s so it's more of a big deal] and the doc said serious would be 7+.

    5+ is a worry if there's a history of heart problems he said.

    In saying that I'm still using the ****ty benecol butter out of fear of having high colesterol


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