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> It's totally unscientific to use LDL given it includes HDL I agree that total LDL is not a good indicator unless you do subfractioning, but I think you meant
by jmhain 12y ago
> It's totally unscientific to use LDL given it includes HDL
I agree that total LDL is not a good indicator unless you do subfractioning, but I think you meant total cholesterol here, as LDL does not include HDL (that wouldn't even make sense!).
- kolev 12y agoYes, I made a mistake, but you got my point. As you may have in-norm LDL and very HDL and then your TC will be in the danger zone, which doesn't make any sense.