HDL

high-density lipoprotein.

HDL

abbreviation for

high-density lipoprotein

HDL

Abbreviation of high-density lipoprotein

HDL

An abbreviation for h igh- d ensity l ipoprotein, molecules that remove cholesterol from the bloodstream and carry it to the liver .

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Notes

HDLs are often called “good” cholesterol.

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The study also showed that higher insulin resistance and lower HDL were associated with high amyloid in the brain.

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The co-primary endpoint was LDL and HDL cholesterol at four months.

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For decades, primary physicians and cardiologists have focused on two numbers: LDL or low-density lipoproteins, known as “bad cholesterol,” and HDL or high-density lipoproteins, aka “good cholesterol.”

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They lowered total cholesterol and increased HDL cholesterol significantly.

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"It may be beneficial to consider very high HDL cholesterol levels in prediction algorithms for dementia risk."

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