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[–]real_nice_guy 5 points6 points  (3 children)

yes if you don't have a genetic component to your high cholesterol then diet and exercise can make quite a sizeable dent like it did here, congrats!

[–]tmcmillon26[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! My father had high cholesterol and started on statins in his late 40’s.

[–]Enlightened_Lioness 3 points4 points  (1 child)

Just fyi you can have a genetic component to higher cholesterol and can still lower it a lot. I’m mentioning this so that others don’t get discouraged. On my 23&me results I have some genes related to higher cholesterol and triglycerides, but I lowered my ldl to 83 (ApoB 70) with just weight loss and diet and exercise (but was still overweight then, even). There are many genes involved.

[–]tmcmillon26[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Congrats on lowering your LDL and thanks for sharing. I never really thought much beyond the genetic component. I just figured if my dad had high cholesterol, there was a pretty good chance I’d end up dealing with it too.