HDL

For decades we’ve been told there’s ‘good’ cholesterol and there’s ‘bad’ cholesterol. The bad type, known as LDL, is responsible for damaging blood vessel walls and contributes to the build-up of inflamed fatty deposits known as plaques, which raises the risk of a heart attack or stroke. The good type, called HDL, does the opposite – … Read more

For decades we’ve been told there’s ‘good’ cholesterol and there’s ‘bad’ cholesterol. The bad type, known as LDL, is responsible for damaging blood vessel walls and contributes to the build-up of inflamed fatty deposits known as plaques, which raises the risk of a heart attack or stroke. The good type, called HDL, does the opposite – … Read more