{"id":10670,"date":"2026-10-22T08:47:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-22T08:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bioprofile.com\/?p=10670"},"modified":"2026-10-22T09:03:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T09:03:00","slug":"what-is-non-hdl-cholesterol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bioprofile.com\/en\/what-is-non-hdl-cholesterol\/","title":{"rendered":"What is non-HDL cholesterol: the level in your blood, what it tells you, what level is good and when to see your GP"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<article class=\"wp-block-group bp-blog is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<link rel=\"preconnect\" href=\"https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\">\n<link rel=\"preconnect\" href=\"https:\/\/fonts.gstatic.com\" crossorigin>\n<link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\/css2?family=Poppins:wght@300;400;500;600;700&#038;display=swap\">\n<style id=\"bp-blog-design\">\n.bp-blog {\n  --bp-ink: #212527; --bp-teal: #005859; --bp-teal-deep: #006B62; --bp-emerald: #228A62;\n  --bp-green: #7CA74D; --bp-lime: #B7CB33; --bp-lime-soft: #B7CB3329; --bp-green-aa: #4F6B28;\n  --bp-beige: #EDEAE5; --bp-sand: #DBD4CB; --bp-pale-teal: #D9E6E6; --bp-white: #FFFFFF;\n  --bp-foot: #6b6b6b;\n  --bp-font: 'Poppins','Segoe UI',Arial,sans-serif;\n  --bp-fs-h1: 40px; --bp-fs-h2: 29px; --bp-fs-h3: 21px; --bp-fs-body: 17px;\n  --bp-fs-lead: 19px; --bp-fs-small: 14px; --bp-fs-foot: 13px; --bp-fs-btn: 17px;\n  --bp-lh-body: 1.75;\n  --bp-s-2: 8px; --bp-s-3: 12px; --bp-s-4: 16px; --bp-s-5: 24px; --bp-s-6: 32px;\n  --bp-s-7: 44px; --bp-s-8: 72px;\n  --bp-measure: 875px; --bp-prose: 875px; --bp-side: 40px; --bp-portrait: 132px;\n  --bp-radius-card: 20px; --bp-radius-btn: 10px; --bp-radius-chip: 999px;\n  --bp-shadow: 0 10px 30px rgba(0,88,89,0.10); --bp-shadow-soft: 0 2px 10px rgba(0,88,89,0.06);\n  font-family: var(--bp-font); font-size: var(--bp-fs-body); line-height: var(--bp-lh-body);\n  color: var(--bp-ink); background: var(--bp-white); -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;\n}\n.bp-blog, .bp-blog * { box-sizing: border-box; }\n.bp-blog p, .bp-blog li, .bp-blog h1, .bp-blog h2, .bp-blog h3, .bp-blog a, .bp-blog td,\n.bp-blog th, .bp-blog cite { overflow-wrap: break-word; min-width: 0; }\n.bp-blog h1, .bp-blog h2, .bp-blog h3 { text-wrap: balance; }\n.bp-blog p, .bp-blog li { text-wrap: pretty; }\n\/* WordPress core's flow layout puts 24px above every child after the first; inside\n   a grid or a flex row that is a misalignment (measured on the scan pages 2026-08-21) *\/\n.bp-blog .bp-blog-author > *, .bp-blog .bp-blog-related > *, .bp-blog .bp-blog-verify > * { margin-block: 0; }\n\n\/* --- sections: one column, the article measure, the section rhythm ------------ *\/\n.bp-blog-sec { position: relative; background: var(--bp-white); margin-block: 0;\n  padding-block: var(--bp-s-7);\n  padding-inline: max(var(--bp-side), calc((100% - var(--bp-measure)) \/ 2)); }\n.bp-blog-sec > *:last-child { margin-block-end: 0; }\n.bp-blog-sec > p, .bp-blog-sec > ul, .bp-blog-sec > ol, .bp-blog-sec > .wp-block-quote,\n.bp-blog-sec > .bp-blog-faq-item, .bp-blog-sec > .bp-blog-takeaways, .bp-blog-sec > .bp-blog-toc,\n.bp-blog-sec > .bp-blog-refs, .bp-blog-sec > .bp-blog-srclead { max-width: var(--bp-prose); }\n.bp-blog-sec--head { padding-block: var(--bp-s-7) 0; }\n.bp-blog-sec--body { padding-block: var(--bp-s-6) var(--bp-s-7); }\n.bp-blog-sec--beige { background: var(--bp-beige); }\n.bp-blog-sec--wash { background: linear-gradient(180deg, #B7CB331A 0%, #B7CB330D 100%), #FFFFFF; }\n.bp-blog-sec--tight { padding-block: var(--bp-s-6); }\n\/* A COLOURED SECTION IS A PANEL, so it carries the panel radius. 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That matters, because high cholesterol causes no symptoms, while years of cholesterol that is too high raise the risk of a heart attack or a stroke.\u2060<sup class=\"bp-blog-sup\"><a href=\"#bronnen\">4<\/a><\/sup> Many people see non-HDL cholesterol on a lab result and get no answer to the question &#8216;what is non-HDL cholesterol&#8217;. <a href=\"https:\/\/bioprofile.com\/en\/heart-self-test\/\">BioProfile&#8217;s heart and blood vessel scan<\/a> gives you an indication of where you stand today in this area, as one of the 11 health areas the full scan assesses. The scan is self-insight. The scan shows where you stand today and helps you make better choices in your diet and lifestyle. The scan is not a diagnosis. Only a doctor can judge what your blood values mean for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group bp-blog-takeaways is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">In short<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\n<li>Non-HDL cholesterol is your total cholesterol minus your HDL cholesterol. The value adds up all the harmful cholesterol particles in your blood.\u2060<sup class=\"bp-blog-sup\"><a href=\"#bronnen\">1<\/a><\/sup><\/li>\n\n\n<li>The Hartstichting considers a non-HDL level below 3.8 mmol\/l normal. For people at higher risk, the Dutch guideline links the LDL target to a lower non-HDL level.\u2060<sup class=\"bp-blog-sup\"><a href=\"#bronnen\">1<\/a>,<a href=\"#bronnen\">2<\/a><\/sup><\/li>\n\n\n<li>Among nearly 400 000 adults, about one in three women and more than four in ten men with the highest values had a heart or blood vessel event within 30 years. With the lowest values, that was fewer than one in ten women and about one in eight men.\u2060<sup class=\"bp-blog-sup\"><a href=\"#bronnen\">3<\/a><\/sup><\/li>\n\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group bp-blog-toc is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<p class=\"bp-blog-toclabel wp-block-paragraph\">Contents<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\n<li><a href=\"#non-hdl-cholesterol-wat-is-dat\">Non-HDL cholesterol: what is it?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#wat-is-non-hdl-cholesterol-in-het-bloed-wat-de-waarde-zegt\">What is non-HDL cholesterol in the blood: what the level tells you<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#welke-waarde-is-goed\">What level is good<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#wat-een-hogere-waarde-over-de-jaren-betekent\">What a higher level means over the years<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#hoe-je-non-hdl-cholesterol-lager-krijgt\">How to lower your non-HDL cholesterol<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#wanneer-je-naar-de-huisarts-gaat\">When to see your GP<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#samengevat\">In summary<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#veelgestelde-vragen\">Frequently asked questions<\/a><\/li>\n\n<\/ol>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"non-hdl-cholesterol-wat-is-dat\">Non-HDL cholesterol: what is it?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cholesterol is a fat-like substance that your body makes in the liver and also takes in from food. Your body uses cholesterol to make cells, hormones and bile.\u2060<sup class=\"bp-blog-sup\"><a href=\"#bronnen\">4<\/a><\/sup> Non-HDL cholesterol is all the cholesterol in your blood except HDL cholesterol. That number is the sum of the harmful cholesterol particles: LDL plus VLDL, IDL, remnant particles and Lp(a).\u2060<sup class=\"bp-blog-sup\"><a href=\"#bronnen\">1<\/a><\/sup> The calculation itself is simple: total cholesterol minus HDL cholesterol.\u2060<sup class=\"bp-blog-sup\"><a href=\"#bronnen\">2<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In plain words: LDL cholesterol counts one type of harmful particle, and non-HDL cholesterol counts all types together.\u2060<sup class=\"bp-blog-sup\"><a href=\"#bronnen\">1<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"wat-is-non-hdl-cholesterol-in-het-bloed-wat-de-waarde-zegt\">What is non-HDL cholesterol in the blood: what the value tells you<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Non-HDL cholesterol needs no extra measurement. The lab already measures total and HDL cholesterol, so the number comes at no extra cost. The number also stays usable when triglycerides are very high (above 4.5 mmol\/l), where a calculated LDL cholesterol becomes unreliable.\u2060<sup class=\"bp-blog-sup\"><a href=\"#bronnen\">2<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A large analysis of 302 430 people from 68 long-running studies, mainly in Europe and North America, found that the link between blood fats and heart disease was at least as strong in people who had not fasted as in people who had. The researchers concluded that a check of your blood fats can be simplified to total and HDL cholesterol, without the need to fast.\u2060<sup class=\"bp-blog-sup\"><a href=\"#bronnen\">5<\/a><\/sup> For you, that means blood taken without fasting also gives a useful value.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A second analysis brought together 12 reports covering 233 455 people and compared three blood markers. Non-HDL cholesterol tracked the risk of heart and blood vessel events slightly better than LDL cholesterol, and a third marker, apolipoprotein B (apoB), did slightly better again. In a model for adults in the United States, an approach based on non-HDL cholesterol would avoid an estimated 300 000 more events over ten years than an approach based on LDL cholesterol.\u2060<sup class=\"bp-blog-sup\"><a href=\"#bronnen\">6<\/a><\/sup> Put simply: the number that appears free of charge on your lab result says a little more about risk than the better-known LDL value. Cholesterol is one heart number among several, and knowing what a <a href=\"https:\/\/bioprofile.com\/en\/normal-heart-rate\/\">normal heart rate<\/a> is also helps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"welke-waarde-is-goed\">What value is good<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Hartstichting considers a non-HDL cholesterol below 3.8 mmol\/l normal. The Hartstichting also considers a total cholesterol below 5 mmol\/l normal, with an LDL target below 3 mmol\/l, depending on your risk group.\u2060<sup class=\"bp-blog-sup\"><a href=\"#bronnen\">1<\/a><\/sup> Thuisarts gives values for adults in good health, in mmol\/l: total cholesterol below 5 is usually good and above 8 is very high, LDL below 3 is usually good, HDL above 1 is good and triglycerides below 2 are good.\u2060<sup class=\"bp-blog-sup\"><a href=\"#bronnen\">4<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When a doctor sets a target, the Dutch guideline on cardiovascular risk management links the two values to each other. An LDL of 1.8 mmol\/l goes with a non-HDL cholesterol of 2.6 mmol\/l, and an LDL of 2.6 goes with a non-HDL of 3.4.\u2060<sup class=\"bp-blog-sup\"><a href=\"#bronnen\">2<\/a><\/sup> So what counts as a good level differs from person to person. Below 3.8 is considered normal, and if your risk is higher, you work towards a lower number.\u2060<sup class=\"bp-blog-sup\"><a href=\"#bronnen\">1<\/a>,<a href=\"#bronnen\">2<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Values also shift with age. Among 133 450 Dutch participants in Lifelines, LDL cholesterol in men rose by 64% between 20 and 49, and triglycerides almost doubled. In women, LDL cholesterol stayed the same between 18 and 35, then rose by 42% up to 59.\u2060<sup class=\"bp-blog-sup\"><a href=\"#bronnen\">7<\/a><\/sup> In plain language: a value that looked fine when you were 25 can be clearly higher when you are 50.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"wat-een-hogere-waarde-over-de-jaren-betekent\">What a higher value means over the years<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The largest study of non-HDL cholesterol followed 398 846 adults from 38 cohorts in 19 countries. At the start, nobody had heart or blood vessel disease, and half were followed for more than 13.5 years. The share who had a heart or blood vessel event within 30 years rose step by step with non-HDL cholesterol. In women, the share went from 7.7% at less than 2.6 mmol\/l to 33.7% at 5.7 mmol\/l or higher, and in men from 12.8% to 43.6%. Even after taking other risk factors into account, the highest group had about twice the risk of the lowest.\u2060<sup class=\"bp-blog-sup\"><a href=\"#bronnen\">3<\/a><\/sup> Put simply: about one in three women with the highest values had an event within 30 years, compared with fewer than one in ten women with the lowest. For women who want to know which symptoms deserve attention, <a href=\"https:\/\/bioprofile.com\/en\/heart-complaints-women-symptoms\/\">heart symptoms in women<\/a> goes into this in more depth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the 68 studies above, coronary heart disease was almost three times as common in the third of people with the highest non-HDL cholesterol as in the third with the lowest. The link with a stroke caused by a blocked blood vessel was weaker.\u2060<sup class=\"bp-blog-sup\"><a href=\"#bronnen\">5<\/a><\/sup> What this means for you: a higher level is a long-term risk signal, and it is the years of cholesterol that is too high that count.\u2060<sup class=\"bp-blog-sup\"><a href=\"#bronnen\">4<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"hoe-je-non-hdl-cholesterol-lager-krijgt\">How to lower your non-HDL cholesterol<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the large study of almost 400 000 adults, a model suggested that a non-HDL cholesterol 50% lower was linked to a lower risk of an event before you turn 75. The earlier the lower level began, the greater the gain.\u2060<sup class=\"bp-blog-sup\"><a href=\"#bronnen\">3<\/a><\/sup> In plain words: lower is better, and sooner is better than later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For high cholesterol, the Voedingscentrum gives this dietary advice: a handful of unsalted nuts every day (30 grams), oily fish once a week (1 to 2 times a week if you have heart or vascular disease), and no more than 300 grams of meat a week, of which at most 100 grams is red meat. Plant sterols, 1.5 to 3 grams a day, can lower LDL cholesterol by 7 to 11%. The advice also says: move for at least 2.5 hours a week, plus exercises for your bones and muscles at least twice a week.\u2060<sup class=\"bp-blog-sup\"><a href=\"#bronnen\">8<\/a><\/sup> What sitting still does to the rest of your body is covered in <a href=\"https:\/\/bioprofile.com\/en\/effects-of-too-little-movement-what-it-does-to-your-body\/\">what too little movement does to your body<\/a>. In practice, these are small habits you can keep up week after week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"wanneer-je-naar-de-huisarts-gaat\">When to see your GP<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">High cholesterol causes no symptoms, so a high level only comes to light through a blood test.\u2060<sup class=\"bp-blog-sup\"><a href=\"#bronnen\">4<\/a><\/sup> Thuisarts lists signs of inherited high cholesterol, familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH), to discuss with your GP: very high cholesterol, thickened patches on tendons (especially the Achilles tendon), a yellowish ring around the coloured part of the eye before you are 45, yellow bumps around the eyes, heart or blood vessel disease of your own before you are 60, or known or suspected FH in a parent, child, brother or sister. Your GP can then talk with you about a DNA test. With FH, brothers, sisters and children have a 1 in 2 chance of carrying the same gene fault.\u2060<sup class=\"bp-blog-sup\"><a href=\"#bronnen\">9<\/a><\/sup> If one of these signs applies to you or your family, a visit to your GP is worthwhile, even if you have no symptoms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"samengevat\">In summary<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Non-HDL cholesterol is total cholesterol minus HDL cholesterol: all the harmful cholesterol particles in one number.\u2060<sup class=\"bp-blog-sup\"><a href=\"#bronnen\">1<\/a><\/sup> The number comes free with a standard blood lipid test, is usable without fasting and says a little more about risk than LDL cholesterol.\u2060<sup class=\"bp-blog-sup\"><a href=\"#bronnen\">2<\/a>,<a href=\"#bronnen\">5<\/a>,<a href=\"#bronnen\">6<\/a><\/sup> Below 3.8 mmol\/l counts as normal.\u2060<sup class=\"bp-blog-sup\"><a href=\"#bronnen\">1<\/a><\/sup> A higher level goes with more heart and vascular disease over the years, and the eating and exercise advice of the Voedingscentrum is the place to start.\u2060<sup class=\"bp-blog-sup\"><a href=\"#bronnen\">3<\/a>,<a href=\"#bronnen\">8<\/a><\/sup> Signs of inherited high cholesterol are a reason to see your GP.\u2060<sup class=\"bp-blog-sup\"><a href=\"#bronnen\">9<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group bp-blog-sec bp-blog-cta is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">See where your heart and blood vessels stand<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Start the heart and vascular scan for an indication of where you stand today. You can find what the scan measures, and what it is based on, on the scan page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/bioprofile.com\/en\/heart-self-test\/\">Start the heart and vascular scan<\/a><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"bp-blog-ctamicro wp-block-paragraph\">Free, about 3 minutes. An analysis of your answers, never a diagnosis. <a href=\"https:\/\/bioprofile.com\/en\/free-health-check-tests\/\">All health scans<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group bp-blog-sec bp-blog-sec--wash is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"veelgestelde-vragen\">Frequently asked questions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group bp-blog-faq-item is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How high can non-HDL cholesterol be, and what is a good level?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Hartstichting considers below 3.8 mmol\/l normal.\u2060<sup class=\"bp-blog-sup\"><a href=\"#bronnen\">1<\/a><\/sup> If your doctor sets an LDL target, the Dutch guideline links that target to a non-HDL level: an LDL of 1.8 mmol\/l goes with a non-HDL of 2.6 mmol\/l, and an LDL of 2.6 goes with a non-HDL of 3.4.\u2060<sup class=\"bp-blog-sup\"><a href=\"#bronnen\">2<\/a><\/sup> What a good level is for you depends on your risk, and a doctor assesses that.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group bp-blog-faq-item is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is non-HDL cholesterol in a blood test, and what is the normal value?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The lab measures total cholesterol and HDL cholesterol, and non-HDL is the first minus the second.\u2060<sup class=\"bp-blog-sup\"><a href=\"#bronnen\">2<\/a><\/sup> Below 3.8 mmol\/l counts as normal.\u2060<sup class=\"bp-blog-sup\"><a href=\"#bronnen\">1<\/a><\/sup> You do not need to fast to get a usable number.\u2060<sup class=\"bp-blog-sup\"><a href=\"#bronnen\">5<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group bp-blog-faq-item is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How do you lower non-HDL cholesterol?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For high cholesterol, the Voedingscentrum advises a handful of unsalted nuts every day, oily fish once a week, no more than 300 grams of meat a week and at least 2.5 hours of exercise a week. Plant sterols, 1.5 to 3 grams a day, can lower LDL cholesterol by 7 to 11%.\u2060<sup class=\"bp-blog-sup\"><a href=\"#bronnen\">8<\/a><\/sup> In one model, a lower level that started earlier went with a greater gain.\u2060<sup class=\"bp-blog-sup\"><a href=\"#bronnen\">3<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group bp-blog-faq-item is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">When should I see my GP about cholesterol?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If there are signs of inherited high cholesterol (FH): very high cholesterol, thickened patches on tendons, a yellowish ring around the coloured part of the eye before you are 45, yellow bumps around the eyes, or heart or blood vessel disease of your own before you are 60, or known or suspected FH in a parent, child, brother or sister.\u2060<sup class=\"bp-blog-sup\"><a href=\"#bronnen\">9<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group bp-blog-sec bp-blog-sec--beige bp-blog-sec--tight is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"bronnen\">Sources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"bp-blog-srclead wp-block-paragraph\">Every source below was checked on the day this article was published. The numbering follows the text.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list bp-blog-refs\">\n\n<li>Hartstichting. Cholesterol: alles over de verschillende soorten en waarden. No date given. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hartstichting.nl\/oorzaken\/cholesterol\">hartstichting.nl<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n<li>Richtlijnendatabase. Non-HDL-C bij CVRM. Multidisciplinaire richtlijn Cardiovasculair risicomanagement (CVRM), 2018 (published 17 October 2018, validity reviewed 1 June 2021). <a href=\"https:\/\/richtlijnendatabase.nl\/richtlijn\/cardiovasculair_risicomanagement_cvrm\/risicofactor_interventie_bij_cvrm\/lipiden_bij_cvrm\/non-hdl-c_bij_cvrm.html\">richtlijnendatabase.nl<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n<li>Brunner FJ, Waldeyer C, Ojeda F, et al. Application of non-HDL cholesterol for population-based cardiovascular risk stratification: results from the Multinational Cardiovascular Risk Consortium. Lancet, 2019. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/s0140-6736(19)32519-x\">doi.org\/10.1016\/s0140-6736(19)32519-x<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n<li>Thuisarts.nl (NHG). I have high cholesterol. No date given. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thuisarts.nl\/cholesterol\/ik-heb-hoog-cholesterol\">thuisarts.nl<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n<li>Emerging Risk Factors Collaboration (Di Angelantonio E, Sarwar N, Perry P, Kaptoge S, et al.). Major lipids, apolipoproteins, and risk of vascular disease. JAMA, 2009. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1001\/jama.2009.1619\">doi.org\/10.1001\/jama.2009.1619<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n<li>Sniderman AD, Williams K, Contois JH, Monroe HM, McQueen MJ, de Graaf J, Furberg CD. A meta-analysis of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, and apolipoprotein B as markers of cardiovascular risk. Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, 2011. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1161\/circoutcomes.110.959247\">doi.org\/10.1161\/circoutcomes.110.959247<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n<li>Balder JW, de Vries JK, Nolte IM, Lansberg PJ, Kuivenhoven JA, Kamphuisen PW. Lipid and lipoprotein reference values from 133,450 Dutch Lifelines participants: Age- and gender-specific baseline lipid values and percentiles. Journal of Clinical Lipidology, 2017. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.jacl.2017.05.007\">doi.org\/10.1016\/j.jacl.2017.05.007<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n<li>Voedingscentrum. What can I eat if my cholesterol is too high? No date given. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.voedingscentrum.nl\/nl\/service\/vraag-en-antwoord\/aandoeningen\/wat-mag-ik-eten-bij-een-te-hoog-cholesterol-.aspx\">voedingscentrum.nl<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n<li>Thuisarts.nl (NHG). I may have inherited high cholesterol (FH). No date given. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thuisarts.nl\/cholesterol\/ik-heb-misschien-erfelijk-hoog-cholesterol-fh\">thuisarts.nl<\/a><\/li>\n\n<\/ol>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group bp-blog-sec bp-blog-sec--tight is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Also read<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group bp-blog-related is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bioprofile.com\/en\/low-heart-rate-symptoms\/\">Low heart rate symptoms: when a slow heartbeat is normal, what it can point to and when to see a doctor<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bioprofile.com\/en\/palpitations-after-eating\/\">Heart palpitations after eating: what a meal asks of your heart in the first half hour<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bioprofile.com\/en\/effects-of-too-little-movement-what-it-does-to-your-body\/\">The effects of moving too little: what it does in your body, what the large studies show and what a heart and blood vessel scan measures<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bioprofile.com\/en\/heart-complaints-women-symptoms\/\">Heart complaints in women: which symptoms the studies count, and when to contact a doctor<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bioprofile.com\/en\/normal-heart-rate\/\">Normal heart rate: the guidelines, and where the figures come from<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group bp-blog-sec bp-blog-sec--tight is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Written by<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group bp-blog-author is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/bioprofile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/author-jesse-round-320.jpg\" alt=\"Jesse van der Velde\" class=\"wp-image-4815\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bioprofile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/author-jesse-round-320.jpg 320w, https:\/\/bioprofile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/author-jesse-round-320-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bioprofile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/author-jesse-round-320-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group bp-blog-authorid is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<p class=\"bp-blog-authorrole wp-block-paragraph\">Founder of BioProfile<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"bp-blog-authorname wp-block-paragraph\">Jesse van der Velde<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group bp-blog-authorbody is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<p class=\"bp-blog-authorbio wp-block-paragraph\">Jesse van der Velde has been guiding people to a new body and optimal health since 2006, and has written or co-written fifteen books on nutrition and health. 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