> > Me: > > > > cholesterol has just been found at 279 (which is > > Don Wiss: > > What is the breakdown? That total is a combination > of good and bad cholesterol. Maybe your HDL, the > good one, is over 100, which may give you > acceptable ratios. Here is my breakdown: triglycerides: 78 ("normal") HDL: 63 ("normal") LDL: 204 ("should be 160 or less") I did fast for 12 hours before this test; I took one about a week before, right after breakfast, which showed me having a level of 332. Thanks to all for the replies. I am going to try cutting way back on the eggs and using lots of monounsaturated oils and fish. - Ratha ICQ number 18395425 http://www.angstrom.net/~ratha/ "...therefore, if thou like, rain, O sky!"