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LDL, commonly called the Bad Cholesterol, is actually Good Cholesterol!

We often hear of good cholesterol and bad cholesterol when actually all our cholesterol is good.  Most doctors ignore the fact that LDL, commonly called the bad cholesterol is actually good cholesterol required for healthy heart function.  There are two units of LDL, pattern B which is the small dense particles that can stick to blood vessel walls and set the stage for blockage, and pattern A is the large fluffy particles that don’t cause damage to the blood vessels and are associated with a reduction of heart disease.  Saturated fat increases pattern A, LDL, and reduced amounts of pattern B.  Saturated fat also increases the good cholesterol, HDL.  Refined carbs do the opposite.  Refined carbs increase pattern B and reduces pattern A, and lowers HDL levels, the very good cholesterol.

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