Last week I had a lipid test. My triglecerides was alarmingly high at 459. My total colestrol level is 202 and hdl is 43. I am under medication for hypertension and my bp is at 140/80. I am taking tenormin 25mg.(1tab a day). I am under medication for hypertension for the past 6 years. This is the first time I am taking lipid test. I am 43 years old. I am not diabetic and my sugar level is 88 (in fasting) and 129 after 2 hours (after consuming glucose).

Doctor had put me under medication for colestrol with lipicard 200 (1 at night after dinner for 2 months).

I am now taking a brisk walk in the morning for an hour. I want to be strictly under diet (walking and diet for the past 2 days and will continue reguraly for the days to come).

What food should I take to reduce my cholestrol level to normal. At present I take 5 pieces of garlic in milk (small quantity) and boil it and eat it in the morning.

Whether lipicard 200 will have sideeffects such as damage to liver.