LDL and HDL Cholesterol WisdomCard™
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Research Notes on LDL and HDL Cholesterol
Low-density lipoproteins (LDL) and high-density lipoproteins (HDL), help to make up the total cholesterol level.1 The ratio of these types of cholesterol are important. Low levels of LDL cholesterol and high level of HDL cholesterol are ideal for lowering the risk of certain diseases such as atherosclerosis and coronary heart disease.2
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- HDL, often referred to as the good cholesterol, carries cholesterol from the bloodstream.3
- LDL, known as the bad cholesterol, causes plaque to buildup on the walls of arteries.3
- Diet, weight, exercise, age, gender, heredity, diabetes, and certain medications and diseases can affect cholesterol.3
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Research Notes References
- ↑ American Heart Association: LDL and HDL Cholesterol - What's Bad And What's Good?
- ↑ MedicineNet: Cholesterol Information - What Are LDL and HDL Cholesterol?
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Cleveland Clinic (via WebMD): High Cholesterol - Cholesterol Basics - Types of Cholesterol
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- Contributor: Catherine Kowalski
- Reviewer: Scott Pearlman, M.D.
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Last update: Oct. 15, 2009
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Meet our contributors and reviewers
- Contributor: Catherine Kowalski
- Reviewer: Scott Pearlman, M.D.
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects: Low Density Lipoprotein and High Density Lipoprotein, HDL and LDL Cholesterol, High Density Lipoprotein and Low Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol, LDL and HDL Cholesterol Information, Good Cholesterol and Bad Cholesterol
- Last update: Jul. 28, 2009
Each WisdomCard is handcrafted by our team of physician-guided health advocates. Our goal is to make it easy for you to find the most useful health resources for any health topic by filtering out spam and bad links.
