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What are LDL and HDL, good and bad cholesterol?

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What are LDL and HDL, good and bad cholesterol?

High levels of LDL cholesterol raise your risk for heart disease and stroke. HDL (high-density lipoprotein) cholesterol, sometimes called 'good' cholesterol, absorbs cholesterol in the blood and carries it back to the liver

Last updated on 12 Dec 2024

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Which fats raise your LDL (bad) cholesterol?

Saturated fats raise LDL (bad cholesterol).

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Which foods contain bad cholesterol?

All unhealthy fats and processed foods contain bad cholesterol

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What do HDL and LDL mean?

They both are lipids circulating in blood. High density lipoprotein and low density lipoprotein.

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What are LDL and HDL, good and bad cholesterol?

High levels of LDL cholesterol raise your risk for heart disease and stroke. HDL (high-density lipoprotein) cholesterol, sometimes called 'good' cholesterol, absorbs cholesterol in the blood and carries it back to the liver

Last updated on 12 Dec 2024

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What is cholesterol, and how is there good cholesterol?

HDL (high-density lipoprotein) cholesterol, sometimes called 'good' cholesterol, absorbs cholesterol in the blood and carries it back to the liver. The liver then flushes it from the body. High levels of HDL cholesterol can lower your risk for heart disease and stroke.

Last updated on 12 Dec 2024

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