my bad cholesterol is 74 is that good or bad?

QUESTION: I did the lab test and my bad cholesterol is 74. Is that good or bad? My good cholesterol was 50, total cholesterol 189. Are they ok?

ANSWER: Your LDL (bad) level is considered optimal (or normal); therefore, you should not be worried.

With regards to HDL (good) cholesterol level, that is also within the desiderable (normal) limits as well as your total cholesterol (less than 200 mg/dL).

Keep on with these figures to stay healthy.

Dr.Alba