Facts About "Good" Cholesterol
- HDL cholesterol normally makes up 20%-30% of your total blood cholesterol.
- There's is evidence that HDL helps protect against the accumulation of plaques (fatty deposits) in the arteries.
- Research suggests that a five-point drop in HDL cholesterol is linked to a 25% increase in heart disease risk.
- In prospective studies - that is, studies that follow participants for a certain period to watch for outcomes -- HDL usually proves to be the lipid risk factor most linked to heart disease risk.
- HDL cholesterol levels are thought to have a genetic factor in some people.
- Women typically have higher HDL cholesterol levels than men. About a third of men and about a fifth of women have HDL levels below 40 mg/dL. Doctors consider levels of less than 40 mg/dL to be low.
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