1 Other than a mother dog or cat who eats the feces of her litter as a protection mechanism, poop eating is considered an abnormal (not to mention repulsive) behavior. 2  Dogs eat stool for a variety of reasons that can have either a medical or behavioral cause.
Conversely, low total cholesterol and high HDL cholesterol lowers the ratio and is good news. The goal is to keep the ratio below 5.0; the optimum ratio is 3.5. But even though this ratio can be a powerful predictor of heart disease risk, it is not used as a sole indicator for therapy.
HDL cholesterol: How to boost your 'good' cholesterol. Your cholesterol levels are an important measure of heart health. For HDL cholesterol, or good cholesterol, higher levels are better. High-density lipoprotein (HDL) is known as the good cholesterol because it helps remove other forms of cholesterol from your bloodstream. Higher levels of HDL cholesterol are associated with a lower risk of heart disease.