the result...

jeng.. jeng.. jeng... everything's all right. alhamdulillah.

my cholesterol level is fine, i scored high in HDL level (good cholesterol) and low LDL level (bad cholesterol), BUT (ni yg tak best ni) my trigylceride level (fats in blood) reached its allowed treshold value. i have to cut down my fat, carbohydrate & sugar intake. and do more excercises. (ye la, easier said than done :)

normally, people with high trigylceride level will also have high bad cholesterol, and lower level of good cholesterol. tapi, aku terbalik la pulak. but overall i'm ok. :)

here's an interesting article abt cholesterol and trigylceride taken from http://www.jeffnovick.com/

'Moreover, reduced levels of blood cholesterol permit arteries to relax and thus allow greater blood flow to heart muscle. The blood trigylcerides, commonly referred to as fats, are also related to an increased risk of coronary disease, a risk seemingly more pronounced in women than in men.

It is no surprise that cholesterol and tryiglycerides have assumed the role of villains, to be feared and disparaged. Unfortunately, too few people appreciate how important cholesterol and trigylcerides are to normal health and body function. For example, cholesterol is a building block for all the major hormones: estrogen, progesterone, testosterone, and other related hormones.

Cholesterol is also a building block for the bile acids that are essential to the digestion and absorption of dietary fat in the gut. Very importantly, cholesterol is a structural part of all cell membranes.

Fortunately, our bodies are able to manufacture enough cholesterol for their needs, even on a cholesterol-free diet (Seventh Day Adventists do just fine). Trigylcerides are also
important because they are the major form in which we store excess energy from excess food intake. Our fat cells contain mainly trigylcerides. This triglyceride is available to be used for energy in times of decreased food availability. We store enough fat in our fat cells to live without eating any food for at least two months, or to walk from Boston to Atlanta. Without fat cells we could not comfortably survive without food for any significant amount of time.

For the reasons above, it is clear that cholesterol and trigylcerides are necessary substances that must travel throughout the body to the many cells that need them. This can only be done through the body's transportation system, the circulatory system which carries red blood cells, oxygen, and numerous substances to all the cells in the body.

The LDL cholesterol particle is the so-called bad cholesterol particle (L stands for lousy ). It is considered bad because the cholesterol contained in this particle tends to be deposited on the inside of arteries where it can then accumulate to cause obstruction and possibly a heart attack.

This particle is considered the good particle (H stands for healthy or heavenly ). The HDL particle is considered good because it tends to pick up cholesterol deposited in the tissues, particularly the arteries, carrying it back for transfer to the liver from which the excess cholesterol is excreted. Thus the HDL cholesterol particle acts as a scavenger or cleanser. Because this particle tends to reduce cholesterol build-up in the arteries, more is better.'

nota tambahan:
lepas beria jumpa dietician and all, aku dengan berseleranya makan setengah keping roti canai telur dan setengah keping roti canai pisang for dinner.. so much so of healthy eating la kan. heh heh heh.