Cholesterol travels around the bloodstream in bubbles called lipoproteins. Different types of lipoproteins contain different amounts of cholesterol and triglycerides, And they vary greatly in size. HDL is much smaller than LDL, which is much smailer than VLDL other words, here’s a clear example of why having a normal total cholesterol level may not be...
For years doctors questioned the role. high cholesterol played in strokes. But a large study published in summer 2002 may have answered that question. Researchers at Tel Aviv University in. israe! followed 11,177 patients with CHD for six to eight years. As levels of total cholesterol and LDL increased, so did the likelihood that the...
Inside your arteries there’s a battle going on. LDLs are the enemy force, and HDLs the defenders. If your ratio of “enemies” to “defenders” is favorable, you win—plaque will not form. Here’s how it plays out. VLDLs, produced in the liver, travel through the bloodstream, where they shed triglycerides for use by cells. In the...
Lovely Tangier Island off the coast of Virginia offers a glimpse of a simpler life, where golf carts are the preferred mode of travel, residents speak with a unique Old English dialect, three-quarters of the population share one of four last names, and the teeming waters of the Chesapeake Bay provide the economic sustenance for...
Myth: Cholesterol is inherently bad.Reality: All mammals need cholesterol to survive.Myth: High cholesterol is dangerous.Reality: High cholesterol is not a problem by itself. But an unfavorable ratio of “good” to “bad” cholesterol, along with factors such as your weight, the amount of exercise you get, and your family health history could be trouble.Myth: People who...
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