While HDL levels tend to increase as individuals become healthier, leaner, and more physically active, LDL levels also tend to rise.

“the second thing that you see is that HDL and I try to tell my patients I hesitate to call anything as good or bad like HDL is considered to be a good cholesterol and I don't want to call it that but HDL levels do go up but what I found routinely is that LDL levels the healthier you get the leaner you get the more physically active you are the LDL levels as a rule go up and in some of my patients they have gone up into the mid 300s the high 100 is not uncommon the mid to 50s is not uncommon”