Lipid Profile

Lipid Profile Tests: Best Prices in Kolkata

What is Lipid Profile Test?

A lipid profile test or lipid panel is a blood test to analyze the level of triglycerides, total cholesterol, HDL, LDL and VLDL in the blood vessels. It evaluates the potential risks of cardiovascular diseases, including stroke, peripheral artery disease, coronary artery disease and hypothyroidism. 

Book a lipid profile test package at The Diagnostic Clinical Laboratory, a trusted diagnostic centre in Tollygunge, to get tested from your home, ensuring reasonable pricing and accurate results.

How to Book Lipid Profile Test at The Diagnostic Clinical Laboratory in Kolkata?

To book your lipid profile test with The Diagnostic Clinical Laboratory, you can follow these steps:

  • You can contact us by phone or go to our HEALTH SCREENING PACKAGE page.
  • Fill up the form with your personal and medical information and book your test online from home.
  • You can also book for HOME COLLECTION by confirming your date and time. We are off on Sunday.
  • After completing the test, you usually receive the results within a day or two.

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    Common FAQs on Lipid Profile Test

    Schedule the test in the morning before breakfast to avoid skipping meals as it requires 8 to 12 hours fasting.Β 

    • Total Cholesterol – under 200 mg/dL
    • LDL Cholesterol – under 100 mg/dL
    • Non-HDL Cholesterol:
    • For Men – under 130 mg/dL

    For Women – under 120 mg/dL

    Lipids are the fatty buildups in the artery walls that narrow and eventually block the blood vessels, creating difficulty in blood flow and leading to several heart diseases. A high lipid profile or hyperlipidemia prevents blood from reaching the heart, endangering conditions like heart attack, stroke or other severe artery complications.Β 

    Lifestyle changes such as eating a healthy diet, avoiding consumption of high-calorie, saturated and trans-fat-rich foods, regular exercise, quitting smoking and limiting alcohol intake reduce lipid profile within 6 months.Β 

    However, it is necessary to conduct a lipid panel test after 3 months from a reputed diagnostic centre in South Kolkata to check the impacts of lifestyle changes. If you can’t observe any progress, consult a doctor for treatment.

    Chest pain, squeezing, heaviness and tightness in the chest, pain in the upper abdomen, back, neck and jawline, fatigue, shortness of breathing, and nausea are the symptoms of heart disease caused by hyperlipidemia.Β 

    Cholesterol itself doesn’t exhibit any such signs. If you want an accurate diagnosis, contact The Diagnostic Clinical Laboratory, an online diagnostic lab, for a lipid profile test.

    Deep-fried foods, deserts, cheese, ice cream, processed meat, butter, clarified butter (ghee), hydrogenated oil or refined vegetable oil, red meat, packaged foods, and commercially baked foods are the high-calorie items, containing saturated fat, trans-fat and high cholesterol.

    Daily 30-minute to 1-hour walking and cycling is the safest way to reduce low-density lipoprotein (LDL) and boost high-density lipoprotein (HDL). Weight lifting, swimming, jogging and other rigorous workouts burn calories faster. Avoid such intense exercises if the patient suffers from joint pain or chronic heart disease.