What cholesterol number goes up, your LDL? Don’t worry about your total number, as the total cholesterol factors in your HDL and triglycerides as well with some formula. Your HDL should be at least 40. That’s the good cholesterol that draws the plaque OUT of your system. Mine has always been high(100-140 area) which is a great number. Unfortunately, how’ve, it dies my total number up into a zone that appears petty scary above the 250 range!
My LDL, or bad cholesterol that puts the plaque IN your system, which should be 100 or below, is higher than it should be, like 139. But remember, my good HDL cholesterol is extremely high an a great thing! The higher the better with HDL.
I’m going to try and stay on a healthy diet of foods that lower bad LDL cholesterol and stay away from saturated fats that raise the bad cholesterol.
I used to know the formula for figuring out heart risk using the numbers from total cholesterol, HDL and LDL. I’m going to try and see if I can look it up somewhere.

Found the formula for heart risk! Try it out and see if you should really be afraid of your cholesterol number. https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/cholesterol-ratio-calculator#how-to-calculate