HDL Cholesterol
What is HDL Cholesterol?
A Complete Guide on HDL Cholesterol
HDL, also known as High Density Lipoprotein is the good cholesterol that carries one-fourth to one-third of the cholesterol in the body. Know all about it to judge it better!
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Reading Good Cholesterol Levels
How to Read HDL-Cholesterol Levels
Usually a cholesterol screening test is sufficient to give you figures for total cholesterol, HDL-Cholesterol, and triglycerides. However, in few cases further tests are carried out to ascertain a detailed report of levels.
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High HDL is Good for You
How to Increase HDL?
An increase in HDL is always welcome to lower high cholesterol. A minor increase of 1 mg/DL in HDL can bring down 2 to 3 per cent of the heart disease risk posed by increased cholesterol.
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A Guide on HDL Raising Medications
HDL-Cholesterol is a good type of cholesterol as it helps in removal of bad cholesterol from the body. This is the reason why the levels of HDL-Cholesterol should never be allowed to go below a specified limit....
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Are There Any Side-effects to HDL Boosters?
The two most popular boosters (medications) used for improving the levels of HDL-Cholesterol are niacin (water soluble Vitamin B) and Statins. But they are not without side effects....
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Foods to Boost HDL, the Good Cholesterol
You might not have fully thought about it but eating the right type of food can also increase the level of HDL, the good cholesterol. All you need to do is to eliminate a few things while munching the rest in a usual manner. ...
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Inferring Total Cholesterol/HDL Ratio and Triglycerides/HDL Ratio
Apart from the absolute figures of LDL, HDL and total cholesterol, there are also various cholesterol ratios that may be used by your doctor in some cases....
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HDL-Cholesterol Test
Screening of HDL cholesterol is to be conducted when the initial screening for cholesterol in the bloodstream indicates too high a concentration. It is conducted via lipid profile....
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Some Frequently Asked Questions on HDL-Cholesterol Test
HDL-Cholesterol is good cholesterol. It removes whatever excess cholesterol is there in the tissues and takes it to the liver to be subsequently expelled from the body. So why do we test HDL-Cholesterol test?...
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Why HDL is Good Cholesterol
HDL or high-density lipoprotein is a good cholesterol, as it reverses the damages done by LDL. LDL cholesterol tends to block the blood vessels while HDL cholesterol tends to open them...
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Boost HDL cholesterol and Get Sharper Memory
It is known that low levels of HDL causes risks of heart diseases. But memory loss? Going by recent study, people with low levels of good cholesterol stand a greater chance of suffering from dementia!...
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Triglycerides Test
Test for checking the levels of triglycerides is done through a lipid profiling, which then gives the figures for LDL-C and HDL-C as well. Here are the common FAQs....
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