Question 1

what does hdl do to ldl?

Accepted Answer

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 2

what is ldl, what is hdl?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 3

what is good ldl and hdl?

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LDL 100, HDL 40: The target LDL for preventing coronary heart disease is less than 100. The target HDL is greater than 40.

Question 4

how are ldl and hdl different?

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Lousy vs healthy: Ldl (low denity lipoprotein)  is bad (lousy) cholesterol and deposits in the wall of the arteries and triggers inflammation and atherosclerosis.  It is thus a risk factor for heart disease and stroke.
Hdl (high density lipoprotein)  is healthy and is responsible for removing cholesterol from the wall of the arteries and carries it to theliver.   It can thus reduce atherosclerosis and is protective.

Question 5

what do hdl and ldl stand for?

Accepted Answer

Cholesterol types: High density lipoprotein ( hdl) is also refered to as " good cholesterol" represents the cholesterol being carried away from the cells ( in the garbege trucks) , therefore the higher the better.
Low density lipoprotein (ldl) or "bad cholsterol" is in the delivery trucks, therefore the less the better.

Question 6

how to lower ldl and higher hdl?

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Diet and exercise: Reduce you intake of saturated fats, lose weight and exercise at least 150 minutes/week. If that does not help, you may need to take statin medication.

Question 7

how to change hdl and ldl levels?

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Lipids: Low fat and low carbohydate diet with lots of aerobic exercise.

Question 8

does a high hdl wipe out a high ldl?

Accepted Answer

Hdl/ldl: Its better to have a high HDL with a high LDL but we can't say that a high HDL outweighs a high ldl, it still pays to lower the ldl.

Question 9

my hdl is 24 and ldl 163, what's wrong?

Accepted Answer

LDL is high: And HDL is low.

Question 10

hdl below 40
ldl above 190

what to do?

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Diet and Exercise...: Without knowing the rest of the results of your cholesterol profile(nor, if it was a fasting specimen) i would recommend a healthier diet; exercise 20-30 minutes 3-4 times/week, and drink more water.  Eliminate fried and fatty foods and begin an omega-3 fatty acid supplement(you can eat some baked or steamed salmon 3-4 times/weed if you'd rather).  Then check back with your doctor for a true sampl.

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