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Cholesterol
Cholesterol
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Cholesterol is a kind of lipid, which is synthesized mainly in the liver, also absorbed from food. |
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Cholesterol is carried to every part of body by the lipoprotein in blood. There are different kinds of lipoprotein include:
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Low Density Lipoprotein (LDL) |
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"bad" cholesterol |
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* Culprit of vascular atherosclerosis |
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High Density Lipoprotein (HDL) |
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"good" cholesterol |
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* Transport extra cholesterol back to our liver |
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Encourage:
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