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For years we were told that ‘good’ cholesterol reduces the risk of suffering a heart attack, but new research may be about to change that advice
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For years we were told that ‘good’ cholesterol reduces the risk of suffering a heart attack, but new research may be about to change that advice

By BARNEY CALMAN FOR THE MAIL ON SUNDAY Doctors have been advising patients to take ‘good’ cholesterol when possible They warned against LDL, which is deemed bad and promoted HDL as good However, new research indicates that very high HDL levels could be bad Patients with too much ‘good’ cholesterol could be at higher risk...

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3 things to know about cholesterol

With the release of new guidelines for treating and managing cholesterol, there may be questions not only about the changes in the update but about cholesterol itself. Most people know that high cholesterol is bad. But there’s a bigger picture involved when determining what’s considered too high. Put another way, the same number could be...