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Find out when high cholesterol levels are a problem—and when they aren't.
Is HDL cholesterol bad, too? Not necessarily. “HDL cholesterol has historically been referred to as the ‘good’ cholesterol because HDL particles pick up cholesterol around the body and bring ...
However, the latest research shows that dietary cholesterol has a relatively small effect on blood cholesterol levels, whereas saturated fat and trans fat are much more influential in raising LDL ...
Cholesterol tests will tell you not just your total cholesterol, but also your low-density lipoprotein, triglycerides, and high-density lipoprotein. And you actually want your high-density ...
And that’s when things can turn bad. There are two main types of cholesterol: HDL, or high-density lipoprotein, and LDL, or low-density lipoprotein. HDL is known as “good” cholesterol, since ...
Rates of high total cholesterol in the United States in 2010 are just over 13%, down from 17% in 2000. [89] Average total cholesterol in the United Kingdom is 5.9 mmol/L, while in rural China and Japan, average total cholesterol is 4 mmol/L. [10] Rates of coronary artery disease are high in Great Britain, but low in rural China and Japan. [10]
Moran’s research suggests that as many as 27% of young adults have high levels of “bad” LDL cholesterol (the kind responsible for plaques and heart attacks), but don’t yet have heart disease.
As estrogen levels decline, many women see an increase in LDL (or low-density lipoprotein—a.ka., the bad cholesterol), a decrease in HDL (high-density lipoprotein, or the good cholesterol), and ...