Targets for LDL (bad) cholesterol

Published: February, 2006

The latest guidelines on cholesterol, from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute's National Cholesterol Education Program, recommends these LDL targets:

Aim for 70 mg/dL or lower if this describes you:

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