what should total cholesterol be for men
A William Lee Dubois , Endocrinology Diabetes & Metabolism, answered. Your goal -- the ideal cholesterol numbers -- are a bit of a moving target, but current medical guidelines call for total cholesterol of under 200. Good cholesterol (HDL) should be above 40 for men and above 50 for women. Bad cholesterol (LDL) needs to be as close to 70 as possible. Find out more about this book: