Q. Causes of reduced Serum HDL levels?
Possible causes of reduced Serum HDL levels:
- Cigarette smoking
- Hypertriglyceridemia
- Obesity
- Genetic factors
- Lack of exercise -
- Uncontrolled diabetes
- Drugs (Progestational agents, steroids etc,)
- Hypothyroidism
- Liver disease
Keeping the etiology and causative factors in mind let us proceed over to the dietary management of hypercholesterolemia.