What is considered a normal cholesterol number?
Normal cholesterol level as defined by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and other healthy heart numbers include: * Total cholesterol should be under 200. * LDL should be under 100. * HDL for a man should be above 40. * HDL for a woman should be above 50. * Triglycerides should be under 150. * Blood pressure should be 119/79 or below. * C-reactive protein should be 1.0 or less.
