Only about 25% of people owned slaves by 1860. Why did the North oppose slavery? If the slaves were to be set free, they were going to be free to work, provide food, medical care and shelter for their families. Most slaves became shared crop owners, but they still did not make enough money to support their family.
Excess calories, alcohol or sugar in the body are converted into triglycerides and stored in fat cells throughout the body. The NHS says for healthy adults: Total cholesterol should be 5.0 millimoles per litre (mmol/L) or lower. The average in the UK is actually around 5.5 mmol/l for men and 5.6 mmol/l for women. LDL cholesterol should be 3mmol/L or lower. HDL level above 1 mmol/L.
A William Lee Dubois , Endocrinology Diabetes & Metabolism, answered. Your goal -- the ideal cholesterol numbers -- are a bit of a moving target, but current medical guidelines call for total cholesterol of under 200. Good cholesterol (HDL) should be above 40 for men and above 50 for women. Bad cholesterol (LDL) needs to be as close to 70 as possible. Find out more about this book: