n a lipoprotein that transports cholesterol in the blood; composed of moderate amount of protein and a large amount of cholesterol; high levels are thought to be associated with increased risk of coronary heart disease and atherosclerosis
Where ldl tends to clog arteries, hdl clears them out, removing ldl deposits from arterial walls and carrying them off to the liver for disposal.
While saturated fats raise ldl cholesterol, Weiss explains, "trans fats appear to both raise bad (LDL) cholesterol and lower the good (HDL) cholesterol.
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Arthur Koestler in Wall Street Journal GRAVITY will, for the first time, examine the effects of adding ezetimibe to low dose CRESTOR and to simvastatin in a head-to-head clinical trial setting, to see which of these treatment options achieves the greatest LDL-C lowering benefits. We... Björk http://www.google.com/url?q=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bj%C3%B6rk&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNGi3uL7B8w22b7nNrAz-EfRSVbZHg Ad-Hoc-News (Pressemitteilung) http://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.ad-hoc-news.de/Marktberichte/en/13159672/AstraZeneca-Announces-First-Patient-Enrolled-in&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNFh2oV409O-aBMWhshnG-o9F55EtA Sep 6, 2007
57298 76083 ldl More than 20 years of clinical research has demonstrated that lowering LDL cholesterol, along with a healthy diet and other therapeutic lifestyle changes, is the cornerstone of lipid treatment for patients at risk for heart disease," said Dr....
Jim Palmer in Earthtimes.org As a former athlete, I have always done my best to lead a healthy lifestyle. Still, I struggle with controlling my high LDL, or 'bad' cholesterol,Palmer said. "One thing I have learned from talking with my doctor is that high cholesterol...