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2. Study: HDL Cholesterol (or ‘Good’ Cholesterol) May Not Be ...

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   The idea that HDL cholesterol is good for you stems from a study conducted in the 1970s that determined high levels of HDL were linked with a low heart disease risk, explains Alfonso Waller, M.D ...

3. Should You Try to Raise Your 'Good' Cholesterol? You Might ...

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   HDL cholesterol is considered "good" cholesterol. While still a type of fat in your bloodstream, it doesn’t clog arteries, and higher levels are linked to lower chances of heart problems.

4. Why High Cholesterol Isn't Always Bad, According to Cardiologists

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   LDL cholesterol is the “bad” cholesterol that can increase the risk of heart disease and stroke when levels are too high. HDL cholesterol is “good” cholesterol and high levels of it can ...

5. Lipid-lowering agent - Wikipedia

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   Level of the good cholesterol HDL is also increased. Fibrates may decrease LDL, though generally to a lesser degree than statins. Similar to statins, the risk of muscle damage exists. Nicotinic acid, like fibrates, is also well suited for lowering triglycerides by 20–50%. It may also lower LDL by 5–25% and increase HDL by 15–35%.

6. Low-fat diet - Wikipedia

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   A low-fat diet is one that restricts fat, and often saturated fat and cholesterol as well. Low-fat diets are intended to reduce the occurrence of conditions such as heart disease and obesity. For weight loss, they perform similarly to a low-carbohydrate diet, since macronutrient composition does not determine weight loss success. [1]

7. Trans fat - Wikipedia

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   Trans fat has been found to act like saturated in raising the blood level of LDL ("bad cholesterol"); but, unlike saturated fat, it also decreases levels of HDL ("good cholesterol"). The net increase in LDL/HDL ratio with trans fat, a widely accepted indicator of risk for coronary artery disease, is approximately double that due to saturated fat.

8. Increase Your Healthy HDL Cholesterol (The Good Kind) Using ...

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   Focusing on your HDL cholesterol can benefit your health, as a whole, according to doctors. Here are 8 easy ways you can increase your good fat numbers.

9. Fat - Wikipedia

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   The consumption of saturated fat is generally considered a risk factor for dyslipidemia—abnormal blood lipid levels, including high total cholesterol, high levels of triglycerides, high levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL, "bad" cholesterol) or low levels of high-density lipoprotein (HDL, "good" cholesterol). These parameters in turn are ...