HDL cholesterol scavenges and removes low-density lipoprotein (LDL) -- or "bad" -- cholesterol. HDL reduces, reuses, and recycles LDL cholesterol by transporting it to the liver where it can be ...

High-density lipoprotein, or HDL, cholesterol – often referred to as the “good” cholesterol – may not be as useful in predicting the risk of heart disease and protecting against it as ...

The second type is high-density lipoprotein, or HDL, is often called good cholesterol. It’s believed that a healthy level could reduce your risk of a heart attack or stroke, according to AHA ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio-- HDL, long known as "good" cholesterol for its tendency to help prevent the buildup of artery-clogging plaque, has a Jekyll and Hyde tendency to turn bad and cause damage that can ...

High-density lipoprotein (HDL) is sometimes known as “good” cholesterol. Ways of increasing HDL levels include exercise, consuming olive oil and other healthy fats, and following a keto diet ...

ANSWER: High HDL cholesterol is generally protective against heart disease, so it is often called the “healthy” cholesterol. Unfortunately, few things in medicine are absolute, and there is a ...

Population studies have consistently shown that high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol levels are a strong, independent inverse predictor of cardiovascular disease. 1–5 In the Framingham ...

Glymour and colleagues analyzed data from 184,367 people (mean age, 70 years; 55% women; mean HDL, 53.7 mg/dL; mean LDL, 108 mg/dL) from the Kaiser Permanente Northern California health plan who ...

Previously, El Khoudary's team has shown that health behaviors - such as those included in the American Heart Association's (AHA) Life's Essential 8 - work to improve the quality of HDL particles ...

HDL, the so-called good cholesterol, appears to influence treatment decisions around statin therapy, according to an analysis in JACC: Advances. Compared with people who have normal HDL-cholesterol ...