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Know Your Number. Know your risk.

Heart disease and stroke is the #1 killer of women in Canada, but lowering your risk can start with knowing your cholesterol number. So Becel, as founding sponsor of the Heart and Stroke Foundation's The Heart Truth campaign, is offering free cholesterol tests across Canada this February.

Generally, for otherwise healthy adults the target for total cholesterol is less than
DO YOU KNOW YOUR NUMBER?

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Understanding your numbers

According to the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada, when deciding your target cholesterol ranges, your doctor will take into account your cardiovascular risk factors. Generally, good target levels are:

  • A total cholesterol less than 5.2 mmol/L (200 mg/dL)
  • An LDL-cholesterol less than 3.5 mmol/L (130 mg/dL)
  • An HDL-cholesterol higher than 1.0 mmol/L for men and 1.2 mmol/L for women (about 40 mg/dL)

Cholesterol 101

Find out more about cholesterol and how to help lower it

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