Sometimes lab results can seem like an enigma.
Use these guidelines form the American Heart Association to help you understand your numbers.
| Healthy | Borderline Danger Zone |
Danger Zone | |
| Total Cholesterol | < 200 mg/dL | 200 to 239 mg/dL | > 240 mg/dL |
| Triglycerides | < 150 mg/dL | 150 to 199 mg/dL | > 200 mg/dL |
| HDL | > 60 mg/dL | 50 to 60 mg/dL | < 50 mg/dL |
| LDL | < 129 mg/dL | 130 to 159 mg/dL | > 160 mg/dL |
