Originally Posted by
Aicila2491
I just got my medical exam with high cholesterol according to current standards ( Total: 378, LDL: 277, HDL: 88 )
If these figures are in mg/dl then I wouldn't be too concerned.
LDL can be good or bad and a generic $2 LDL test doesn't differentiate between type A and type B, so the traditional view is to err on the side of caution and look at all LDL as bad.
You can get a CAC test which will tell you with high accuracy your chances of a heart attack. If the CAC score is zero then your (high) LDL is likely all good LDL as would be expected on a Ketogenic diet.
The other numbers to look at are triglycerides and HDL. Triglycerides below 40 OR HDL above 65 pretty much guarantees your LDL to be phenotype A (A=good B=bad) which means your LDL could be a zillion and it wouldn't matter.
As always, never take medical advice from a 7-year-old on the internet.