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What are LDL and HDL, good and bad cholesterol?

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 Apr 2023

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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 Apr 2023

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Which foods contain bad cholesterol?

All unhealthy fats and processed foods contain bad cholesterol

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Is an HDL level of 86 too high?

HDL cholesterol levels greater than 60 milligrams per deciliter (mg/dL) are high

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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 Apr 2023

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Where does LDL cholesterol accumulate?

LDL cholesterol accumilates in the arteries which clogs them and results in heart attacks and heart diseases.

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