Low TG

Duane Storey wrote:

> What's the significance of having low TG (35) and high total
> cholesterol and LDL cholesterol? I always thought high TG, high LDL
> and high TC usually went together... I find it surprising that my TG
> is so low..
>

Sounds like you may have very little adipose tissue plus fasted more than
12 hrs before the blood test.

--
Dr. Andrew B. Chung, MD/PhD
Board-Certified Cardiologist
http://www.heartmdphd.com/

Daune,

Low TG is good! Your chol is a little too high, and your HDL too low.
Has doc recommended chol medicine? Low fat diets are longer as much
in favor. Adding good fats to your diet (olive oil, fat from nuts)
may raise your HDL - but don't at the same time eat more calories.
For the new "skinny" on fats see the Harvard site
http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/fats.html

[email protected] (Duane Storey) wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> I'm actually about 25 - 30 lbs overweight (around 24% BF), and it was
> approximately 12 hours.. The first time I had it done (last year), my
> TG was around 42. I cut more fat out of my diet, exercised more, and
> now it's done to below 40.. seems weird to me, considering my
> cholesterol is high (220ish), LDL is also high (160 or so), and HDL is
> around 46 I think.. Would this possibly indicate a metabolic problem
> in breaking down fat?
>
>
> "Dr. Andrew B. Chung, MD/PhD" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> > Duane Storey wrote:
> >
> > > What's the significance of having low TG (35) and high total
> > > cholesterol and LDL cholesterol? I always thought high TG, high LDL
> > > and high TC usually went together... I find it surprising that my TG
> > > is so low..
> > >
> >
> > Sounds like you may have very little adipose tissue plus fasted more than
> > 12 hrs before the blood test.