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What should the average cholesterol level be for a 19 year old female?


Posted by bgramos

Recently donated blood and read that my cholesterol was 176. Not sure if its the good or the bad, or overall. Just says 176, is that high for my age?
 
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It is currently recommended that your total cholesterol level be less than 200mg/dl. Some new guidelines consider cholesterol levels of no more than 180 to be optimal.
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