Health experts have long advised their patients to make dietary changes that reduce their LDL ‘bad’ cholesterol while increasing their HDL ‘good’ cholesterol. However, studies have shown a bit of paradox in the sense that raising HDL cholesterol doesn’t necessarily reduce heart disease risk and the reason, according to the latest research, may be problems associated with big versus small cholesterol particles.
Put simply, ‘bad’ LDL cholesterol is the kind that causes a build-up in the arteries, putting someone at risk of heart disease and related issues. ‘Good’ HDL cholesterol, meanwhile, shuttles cholesterol from the arteries to the liver for elimination.