This article offers basic facts about the good and bad cholesterol. Cholesterol levels are the mainstay of a debate on how to prevent heart attacks and reduce the risk of strokes and other chronic diseases like Alzheimer's disea...
A We all know there's good cholesterol(胆固醇) and bad cholesterol. C 1 A better understanding of them will give us health benefits.Good fat is medically known as "brown fat",typically found in the neck and shoulders of newborns. It makes up about 5 percent of an infant's total body ...
A diet rich in fruits, vegetables, whole grains, beans, and good fats can help lower what’s sometimes called “bad cholesterol.” You may hear your doctor call it “LDL cholesterol.” You have a greater chance of getting heart disease when yourLDLlevel gets too high. ...
The theory that heart disease is "caused by cholesterol" has gone through several stages, and most recently the use of the "statin" drugs has revived it in a radical way. One consistent theme for fifty years has been that people should eat more polyunsaturated fat and less saturated fat, t...
Cholesterol: The Good and The Bad 来自 EBSCO 喜欢 0 阅读量: 12 作者: By Lucia Desser,Ph.D 摘要: This article offers basic facts about the good and bad cholesterol. Cholesterol levels are the mainstay of a debate on how to prevent heart attacks and reduce the risk of strokes and other...
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1. High Density Lipoproteins (HDL): This “good” cholesterol takes extra cholesterol in your blood back to your liver so your body can get rid of it. 2. Low Density Lipoproteins (LDL): This “bad” cholesterol in your blood builds up in ...
High density lipoprotein (HDL) is often called the 'good cholesterol.' Products of an inflammatory enzyme, myeloperoxidase, are now shown to selectively target the main protein in HDL, apolipoprotein A-I. This turns the 'good cholesterol' bad. This is a preview of subscription content, log in...
HDL cholesterol- the cholesterol in high-density lipoproteins; the `good' cholesterol; a high level in the blood is thought to lower the risk of coronary artery disease LDL cholesterol- the cholesterol in low-density lipoproteins; the `bad' cholesterol; a high level in the blood is thought to...
The cholesterol inside of HDL and LDL particles is exactly the same, it’s just that, for the most part, HDL is carrying it in one direction and LDL is carrying it in the opposite direction. The reason why LDL had been dubbed “bad” and HDL has been dubbed “good” is that numerous...