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 Level There is also something called HDL (High Density Lipoprotein) Cholesterol, which is often referred to as good cholesterol. The higher the HDL Cholesterol the better.HDL Cholesterol levels of 60 mg/dL or more are considered good. HDL Cholesterol levels of less than 40 mg/dL are considered very bad.owever, too much is bad. HDL Cholesterol is considered good, because it removes the bad LDL Cholesterol. Be aware that the Total Cholesterol result by itself may not be enough information for knowing if you have healthy cholesterol levels, because it adds up HDL, LDL, and VLDL.