Question 1

is 125 a good hdl?

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Very high: Sometimes more is not better.

Question 2

how to increase hdl?

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Many ways: Diet, exercise, and stop smoking.  Other than these behavioral modifications, medications can also help.  If you are doing the first three and it isn't working well, talk to your doctor.  Your genetics may respond best to medications.

Question 3

hdl over 100 too high?

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Never: You can never have too much of a good thing. There is no "excess hdl" disease. Epidemiological studies suggest that the higher your hdl, the lower your risk of heart disease. I've seen a few folks over the last 30 years, with hdls &gt;100. It's rare. None had heart disease.

Question 4

how could you improve hdl?

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Exercise: Exercise, some statins, and some new medicines which are not yet approved.

Question 5

how could you decrease hdl?

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You don't: Doctor's typically try to lower the LDL also called the "bad cholesterol".  Hdl is often referred to as the "good cholesterol".  Doctor's can use medications to raise the hdl.  There is no benefit to lowering the hdl.

Question 6

what is hdl an abbreviation for?

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HighDensityLipoprote: Hdl = high density lipoproteins, particles which carry fat molecules in water outside cells, have complex protein shells (including a key organizing protein: alpha-lipoprotein) which interact with proteins on cell membranes &, if recruited by the cell, is ingested & loaded with fat, then spit back out to remove fat molecules from cells which need to unload fat else die; i.e. May be antiatherogenic.

Question 7

what is an elevated hdl considered?

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Good: High HDL cholesterol is usually considered protective.

Question 8

what are functions of hdl in your body?

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Remove plaque: Total cholesterol is made up of the "bad" LDL and "good" hdl. The higher the level of hdl, for most people, the lower the risk of developing atherosclerosis. It can though of as the scavenger that removes lipid build-up from arterial walls.

Question 9

what does hdl do to ldl?

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Pacman: Did you ever play pacman? Hdl is the LDL eating pacman. It helps decrease the total circulating LDL molecules and deliver them to the liver for storage and or disposal. You can not form plaques without inflammation of blood vessel walls and ldl(among other things). So the lower the circulating LDL levels are, the longer it takes to develop blocked arteries.

Question 10

what is ldl, what is hdl?

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Bad and good: Ldl is the low density lipoprotein cholesterol, commonly known as the "bad" cholesterol as it is the one that increases ones risk for heart disease (through depositing plaque to the arteries.)  HDL is the high density lipoprotein cholesterol, commonly known as the "good" cholesterol as it has cardio-protective effects when elevated.

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