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-waxy, fat-like substance
-Necessary to make hormones, so it is found in all cells.
BUT...
- Too much cholesterol with other substances form plaque, which if stuck to artery walls can cause a stroke or a heart attack.

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-The "GOOD" protein
-Function: Absorbs cholesterol and carries the cholesterol back to the liver.
-The liver sends it away from the body
-The higher the HDL levels, the lower the chance of Heart disease or stroke!

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-The "bad protein
-made of fats
-Function: Takes cholesterol through the arteries which may collect in the artery walls causing an arterial blockage.
-High levels of LDL increase the risk of heart disease.
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- Cholesterol. (2019, February 5). Retrieved March 11, 2019, from Medline Plus website:
https://medlineplus.gov/cholesterol.html
- LDL and HDL Cholesterol: "Bad" and "Good" Cholesterol. (2017, October 31). Retrieved October 31, 2017, from Centers of Disease Control and Prevention website: https://www.cdc.gov/cholesterol/ ldl_hdl.htm

-  Hdl vs. ldl cholesterol differences, normal ranges, and meanings. (2017, July 14). Retrieved March

     11, 2019, from MedicineNet website: https://www.medicinenet.com/      hdl_vs_ldl_cholesterol_differences/article.htm

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-As weight increases, LDL will increase, which is bad for the body.
-Physical Activity can lower LDL which is good for the body.
-As age increases in women, so will their LDL levels, which is the bad cholesterol.
-Foods with high saturation, unsaturated, and trans fats will increase one's HDL which is unhealthy for the body.

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Along with HDL and LDL, Triglycerides are also monitored in a patients blood. 

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Along with HDL and LDL, Triglycerides are also monitored in a patients blood. 

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Triglycerides are both low and high density lipoproteins

Triglycerides are a type of fat found in the bloodstream inside of cholesterol molecules, therefore, high levels of triglyceride increases the risk for heart disease.

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Cholesterol, Lipoproteins, and the Liver

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Found in...
-Red Meat
-White Meat
-Dairy Products
-Fish and Seafood
-Eggs