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10 Ways to Help Boost Your Good Cholesterol
December 22, 2006 |
At the risk of sounding like a certain 20-something socialite, HDL is hot! Recent advances in 
research have brought more attention to the blood lipid (or fat) we often call "good" cholesterol.
"Good" cholesterol doesn’t refer to the cholesterol we eat in food, but to the high density lipoprotein cholesterol circulating in our blood. It’s one of the blood fats measured in the lipid panel blood test doctors perform. And it’s the component you want more of, because increasing HDL helps lower your risk of heart disease.
A recent report from an expert panel of the National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP) notes that although LDL or "bad" cholesterol has gotten most of the attention, there’s growing evidence that HDL plays an important role.
Here are a few fast facts about "good" cholesterol from the NCEP panel:
* HDL cholesterol normally makes up 20%-30% of your total blood cholesterol.
* There’s some evidence that HDL helps protect against the accumulation of plaques (fatty deposits) in the arteries. 10 Ways to Help Boost Your ‘Good’ Cholesterol
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