Cholesterol ratio question

[Guest guest]

Found this on Mercola:

'It is important to note what lab values ARE associated with risk for

heart disease. The two most important are the HDL/Cholesterol and

Triglyceride/HDL ratios. Generally the HDL ratio should be above 25

and preferably in the 30s. If it is in the 40s, that nearly guarantees

immunity from heart disease. Whereas if it is below 15, and certainly

below 10, a heart attack is inevitable. To calculate the ratio simply

divide your TOTAL cholesterol by your HDL and multiply by 100 (move

the decimal point over two places to the right). It is just a matter

of when, not if, it will happen. The triglyceride ratio should be

below 2.0. "

He's got this mixed up, right? To get your hdl/total ratio:

(hdl/total cholesterol) x 100

Trigliceride number should be less than half of the total cholesterol?

huh? not sure what he means by " 2.0 " Having a math lapse

here...help.

[Guest guest]

>Found this on Mercola:

>

>'It is important to note what lab values ARE associated with risk for

>heart disease. The two most important are the HDL/Cholesterol and

>Triglyceride/HDL ratios. Generally the HDL ratio should be above 25

>and preferably in the 30s. If it is in the 40s, that nearly guarantees

>immunity from heart disease. Whereas if it is below 15, and certainly

>below 10, a heart attack is inevitable. To calculate the ratio simply

>divide your TOTAL cholesterol by your HDL and multiply by 100 (move

>the decimal point over two places to the right). It is just a matter

>of when, not if, it will happen. The triglyceride ratio should be

>below 2.0. "

>

>He's got this mixed up, right? To get your hdl/total ratio:

>

>(hdl/total cholesterol) x 100

>

>Trigliceride number should be less than half of the total cholesterol?

> huh? not sure what he means by " 2.0 " Having a math lapse

>here...help.

>

>

>

, yes, the first ratio he shows is correct: HDL/Cholesterol.

Your equation for percentage is spot on: (hdl/total cholesterol) x 100.

I am drawing a blank with triglyceride/HDL ratio, but 2.0 does seem a

bit high, but I could be mistaken. No matter, I have a HDL/Total of

51.3%, so no worries there.

Deanna