re: Is it good to have high good cholesterol?

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Doesn't mean anything at all.

You'll need to test your LDL-P to really know anything.

You should Google Chris Kresser + cholesterol and maybe listen to podcasts he's been on. His analogies about particles and cars on the road/boats in the water is the best way to understand.

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This. And to get an idea of whether a "high" LDL count is troublesome (and therefore you should definitely verify with the LDL-P test), look at the ratio of your triglycerides to HDL. That should be close to 1:1 (mine was 1:1 my last test. 2:1 t:hdl is ok but you want it as close to 1:1 as possible).

I haven't looked into VLDL as much except that it contains the most triglycerides. Supposedly normal range is 2 to 30.