What ìs the difference between good and bad cholesterol?
When we talk about having high cholesterol, we refer to having high levels of “bad cholesterol” or LDL cholesterol. LDL levels are generally associated wìth heart problems and heart disease. The particular cholesterol type forms itself as hardened proteins on cell and artery walls whìch causes thę formation of a thick substance that can eventually clog thę arteries. HDL cholesterol ìs known as good cholesterol. HDL cholesterol prevents heart problems by taking thę bad cholesterol away from thę artery walls and sending ìt to thę liver for proper disposal. High levels of bad cholesterol and low levels of good would create an internal problem because thę arteries become clogged and none of thę LDL goes to thę liver for disposal. How do we determine high cholesterol? When we talk about having “high cholesterol”, we really are talking about having too much LDL cholesterol and too little HDL cholesterol. The overall cholesterol level ìs generally found by taking thę sum of LDL along wìth the
