Erin Allman‑Updyke and Erin Welsh (This Podcast Will Kill You hosts) - primarily Erin Allman‑Updyke or Erin Welsh

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Erin Allman‑Updyke and Erin Welsh (This Podcast Will Kill You hosts) - primarily Erin Allman‑Updyke or Erin Welsh’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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This Podcast Will Kill You · Ep 217 The High Stakes of Cholesterol · 28 Jul 2026 podcast

Yes, yes, yes, yes.

Now, these are going to depend a little bit on which guidelines that you're looking at and things like that.

But like right now, the general consensus is that quote unquote ideal levels of LDL cholesterol would be less than 100 milligrams per deciliter in your blood.

Does that mean that if you have more than 100, you're going to have plaque buildup and you're going to have a high risk of heart attack?

No, absolutely not.

But we know that levels above 100 are associated with higher risk than levels below 100.

And we know that it's not quite like a linear relationship, but it is definitely an increasing risk with increasing LDL levels above 100.

Right?

Okay.

So especially as those levels get to be above 160 or 190 milligrams per deciliter, then we are looking at that is considered a very high level of LDL in the bloodstream.

Okay.

And total cholesterol, again, it's going to vary usually under 200 or even under 160 would be considered ideal total cholesterol.

And that's going to be, again, a measure of your LDLs, your HDLs, and all the other types of lipoprotein cholesterol packages.

Okay.

And so when people talk about lifestyle modifications for managing cholesterol levels, is that mostly geared towards decreasing LDL with the kind of beneficial side effect of also hopefully increasing HDL if it's something like exercise or certain types of food that have an impact on both?

That's exactly what it is.

Yes.

Yeah.

It's all about dietary intervention.

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