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.
How do you calculate the risks of an LDL and HDL cholesterol ratio? The important things used in treatment include the total cholesterol of a person and low density lipoprotein. A person can know his or her cholesterol ratio by dividing total cholesterol by low density lipoprotein. For effective treatment, it is necessary for a person to know his or her exact number of cholesterol levels. A person with low HDL level or elevated LDL level may be at a higher risk.