re: Is it good to have high good cholesterol?

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Triglycerides 63 mg/dL (35 to 150 mg/dL standard range)
HDL 60 mg/dL (>45 mg/dL standard range)

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So, your ratio is 1.05:1...that's pretty excellent my friend!

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I take 4 fiber pills daily. I read that sugar is a large part of cholesterol. And eating a high fiber, low sodium and low fat diet can help with cholesterol. This is about all I know at this time.

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It's true that ingested sugar/carbs is what causes metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular disease. It's not true that high fiber, low salt and low fat are good for you. What's mostly true is that cholesterol is largely irrelevant (at least these headline numbers.)

I would stop the fiber pills - no use. I would eat low carb and high fat. And I'd probably keep my salt on the higher side than the lower side.

Like I said, if you want to go deeper with the NMR Panel, then that can give you some more numbers. However, I don't see anything to worry about here.