I am 25 years old. Weighing 60 kg but My cholesterol level is high from last 3 months. Current level is at 300. LDL is at 217, Triglyceride is at 264. I am not taking any medicine for this. Could you please suggest if I need to take any medicine or Should I concentrate more on proper dieting and exercise. I heard side effects are thr taking cholesterol medicines so I am scared to take medicines.

Dr. Sameer MehrotraCardiologist19yrs exp

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You should start lifestyle precautions without any delay because both your cholesterol levels and LDL are pretty deranged and repeat your cholesterol levels after 4 weeks of starting these precautions, if they are still high then you will need to start taking medicines along with the lifestyle measures. The lifestyle measures you need are - 1) Daily 40 mins of exercise like brisk walking, jogging, swimming etc 2) Weight loss if you are over weight. 3) Diet change - reduce sugar containing foods, fried food from diet and add fibres, fruits and curd (please take a detailed diet consult for a healthy heart diet) 4)Quit smoking and drinking. 4) Get your TSH and Random Blood sugar tested to rule out any thyroid or sugar issues. 5) Reduce day to day stress from your life. 

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