VEGALYSIS

Lipids (cholesterol)

LDL cholesterol — optimal range for vegans & vegetarians

Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol.

Optimal range

≤ 100 mg/dL

How a value is read

Optimal≤ 100 mg/dL
Above optimal100 – 160 mg/dL
Markedly high> 160 mg/dL

Bands are given in the marker's canonical unit; values in other units are converted automatically.

Why it matters on a plant-based diet

The main causal factor in atherosclerosis. A plant-based diet lowers it; a prevention target is ≤100 mg/dL (lower for high risk).

A single marker decides nothing

Deficiencies mask one another: high folate hides low B12, inflammation inflates ferritin, low zinc mimics iron deficiency. VEGALYSIS reads the whole picture and explains the links.

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Units

  • mg/dL
  • mmol/L× 38.67 → mg/dL

VEGALYSIS accepts any of these units and converts the value to the canonical one.

Names seen on lab reports

ldl · ldl-c · лпнп · холестерин лпнп · low density

Sources

Related markers

Educational material; not a substitute for a clinician's advice.