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  1. Mayo Clinic Q and A: Managing high cholesterol with lifestyle changes

    When your health care provider evaluates lipids, he or she is looking at total cholesterol; HDL, high-density lipoprotein or "good" cholesterol; LDL, low- ...

  2. Familial hypercholesterolemia - Symptoms & causes - Mayo Clinic

    ... (LDL) cholesterol in their blood. low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol is known as "bad" cholesterol because it can build up in the walls of the ...

  3. New and novel treatments for hyperlipidemia - Mayo Clinic

    Clinical outcome trials study the use of human monoclonal antibodies to target biochemical pathways that impact LDL receptor availability and monoclonal ...

  4. Cholesterol absorption inhibitor. Ezetimibe (Zetia), Decreases LDL ; slightly decreases triglycerides; slightly increases HDL, Stomach pain, diarrhea, fatigue, ...

  5. Dietary fat: Know which to choose - Mayo Clinic

    Low-density lipoprotein (LDL) is called "bad" cholesterol. High-density lipoprotein (HDL) is called "good" cholesterol. Saturated fats raise the levels of ...

  6. VLDL cholesterol: Is it harmful? - Mayo Clinic

    Like LDL cholesterol, very-low-density lipoprotein (VLDL) cholesterol is considered a type of 'bad' cholesterol.

  7. Fasting diet: Can it improve my heart health? - Mayo Clinic

    Higher LDL cholesterol and higher blood sugar levels in diabetes are risk factors for heart disease. But a recent study suggested that restricting eating times ...

  8. You may be familiar with high density lipoproteins (HDL), or good cholesterol; low- density lipoproteins (LDL), or bad cholester

    It's much more common than just high LDL cholesterol." So what can you do? Reducing simple carbohydrates, such as refined sugars and flours, can help lower your ...

  9. Eggs: Are they good or bad for my cholesterol? - Mayo Clinic

    But the cholesterol in eggs doesn't seem to raise cholesterol levels the way some other foods, such as those high in trans fats and saturated fats, do. Although ...

  10. Red wine and resveratrol: Good for your heart? - Mayo Clinic

    Resveratrol might help prevent damage to blood vessels, lower low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, also called the "bad" cholesterol, and prevent ...