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Originally Posted by Earthling
It's not about one study.
There is a preponderence of evidence, in the form of many, many studies which all conclude that cholesterol numbers are well understood now, and that the accepted way of determining risk factors, of total cholesterol/HDL cholesterol is valid.
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What I've been told by my doctor is the first step to control cholesterol is what you eat. If your overweight or are a junk food junky (or both) you have a good chance of having bad cholesterol numbers. If changing your diet doesn't help than medication is the next step. For me I went on the meds right from the start because my triglycerides were bad. Now the numbers are where they should be.
Food intake is an important part HDL/LDL control. Trans fats should be eleminated, fats, sugars and carbs should be limited.
http://www.webmd.com/content/article/98/104656.htm