Some "Good" Cholesterol May Be Bad For Heart

It appears that in some cases, high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, the so-called "good" cholesterol, does not protect against heart disease, and may even be harmful. A new study suggests a subclass of HDL that carries a particular protein is bad for the heart. Previous studies have shown that high levels of HDL cholesterol are strongly linked to low risk of heart disease...

Boosting 'good cholesterol' won't keep heart disease at bay after all

Reporting in The Lancet, a leading medical journal, researchers described a study in which they found that people genetically gifted with high HDL had no less heart disease than those whose genes supplied them with lower HDL levels.

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'Good' cholesterol's heart benefits challenged

Having naturally high levels of "good" cholesterol doesn't lower the risk of heart attacks as believed.

HDL cholesterol not so "good" for you after all?

Study of 170,000 adults found those with higher HDL levels due to genetics were no less likely to have a heart attack