Over at the PaNu forum, there is a thread on this that you might enjoy reading.
http://www.paleonu.com/panu-forum/post/1087660
In Good Calories, Bad Calories, Taubes points out that high LDL levels generally do not correlate with cardiovascular disease. Low HDL levels do, however; so I place more importance on that number.
In the results of the "Get With The Program" (GWTP) study, they found the following [the study looked at over 100,000 coronary artery disease (CAD) hospitalizations and tried to correlate them to, among other things, blood lipid levels]:
- Three quarters of the patients had LDL < 130 mg/DL
- HDL > 60 mg/DL was observed in only 7.8% of patients.
This to me is consistent with Taubes's analysis. Your reference ranges in nmol/L are not familiar to me, so I can't speak to your LDL and Total Cholesterol. But your HDL levels are very good. Triglycerides look good. To lower your risk, I would suggest going even more toward 100% paleo.
The importance of the LDL level is hotly debated. It seems that not all LDL particles are created equal. Total cholesterol is not particularly meaningful. Don't drink the Kool-Aid!
