HDL is known as the “good” cholesterol and a protective lipoprotein fraction, because the high-density lipoproteins usually carry harmful cholesterol molecules away from the vessel walls and return them to the liver where they are metabolized.
HDL is the smallest and densest of the lipoproteins, containing the highest proportion of protein to cholesterol. Liver makes HDL cholesterol, which protects the body against heart disease. It protects human heart by removing the bad type of cholesterol from the blood.
Cholesterol build-up can start in children as young as 2 years of age. By making wise food and lifestyle choices now, children can lower the risk of many health problems when they are older. These health problems include:
• A stroke caused by blocked arteries that lead to the brain.
• A heart attack caused by blocked arteries around the heart.
• Peripheral vascular disease caused by blocked arteries in the legs.
How to increase low HDL?
*Adopt a healthy diet
*Be more active. Any exercise, such as walking, jogging, swimming or cycling that raises your heart rate for 20 to 30 minutes at a time is beneficial.
*Reduce waist circumference. Storing excess fat around waistline (apple shaped obesity) can cause LDL cholesterol and triglycerides to increase and reduce body HDL.
*Stop smoking
Low HDL (High Density Lipoprotein)
