Cholesterol 271 mg/dL (90-200)
HDL Cholesterol 86 mg (>40-)
LDL-C 171 mg/dL (0-100)


Everything else was in range.

I had these test results after a Meat and Egg diet. However, I had high test results this summer also, after a lower carb (about 12 net a day) which did include vegetables (spinach).

My doctor said he will take results again in about 4 months and then if they are still high, will give me Lipitor.

Of course, he wants me to have a low fat diet.

Any thoughts?

I thought I read somewhere that cholesterol is only about 10% diet, with other factors contribtuting to cholesterol levels (stress-related, genetic, etc.)

I hav been under lots of stress lately.

Thanks for the input.