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Which blood lipid is linked to heart disease?
Low density lipoprotein sometimes known as bad cholesterol is linked to various heart diseases espcially strokes and heart attacks.
Last updated on 12 Apr 2023
They both are lipids circulating in blood. Triglycerides are known to store fat whearse cholesterol is known to help in regulating certain hormones in the body.
Based on classification lipids have been divided into eight categories.
Fat globules (also known as mature lipid droplets) are individual pieces of intracellular fat in human cell. The main funvtion of the lipid globule is to store energy in the form of fat.
Cholesterol is a type of lipid just like fats. However, fats can be burned but cholesterol cannot be burned
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