Cholesterol 2020: Part 3
Results as compared to 4 months ago : May 2020 Sep 2020 Ref. range Total cholesterol 6.3 5.1 < 5.2 HDL ("good") 1.70 1.89 > 1.04 LDL ("bad") 4.1 2.9 < 2.6 Triglycerides 1.2 0.6 < 1.7 Total/HDL ratio 3.7 2.7 < 5.0 Good results :) The changes I made were: (1) Took fenofibrate daily, instead of alternate days. (2) Consumed fish (almost all were salmon) at least twice a week. This probably explained the increase in HDL despite not taking any fish oil supplement. (3) Resumed swimming when the MCO rules were relaxed to allow it (subject to certain conditions). With the current daily rain in the afternoon, swimming has been cut down :( Also, raining = increased chance of allergic rhiniti