Cholesterol is a soft, fat-like, waxy substance found in the blood and the body’s cells. The body needs cholesterol as it’s a building block, but not all cholesterol is good and not all cholesterol is bad.

Which is which?

The low-density lipoprotein (LDL) is considered the “bad” cholesterol and what doctors are looking for when they’re sending you for cholesterol tests. The best way to remember is L is for lower and you want the LDL to be low.

The “good” cholesterol is high-density lipoprotein (HDL). You want this one to be higher. H is for higher and you want the HDL to be high.

Here is a quiz to see how much you know about cholesterol. Why not take it and see how much you know.

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Post from: Blisstree

Sept: National Cholesterol Education Month