HDL Won’t Protect Against Heart Disease, Says Study Proving ‘Good’ Cholesterol Is Wis

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A new study was released earlier this week that says HDL–otherwise known as "good cholesterol" by everyone from doctors to the CDC, because of its association with a lower risk of heart disease–may not do much to lower your risk of heart disease. This is particularly troublesome news for pharmaceutical companies and their researchers, who've invested huge sums of money and time searching for drugs to raise HDL levels, but it's not altogether bad news for our health, as some headlines have made it out to be. Mostly, it just means that instead of looking for ways to manipulate HDL levels directly, we should be looking at the genes and habits of people with high HDL to figure out what's really boosting their heart health. More »Post from: Blisstree
 
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