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With this simple dichotomy, many physicians try to educate their patients of the risks to health implies a less-balanced diet rich in fats. For cholesterol to reach the cells before requires transport through the blood supply. To this end, two lipoproteins, LDL, low density, associated with ‘bad cholesterol’ and HDL, or high density, which is identified with the “good cholesterol“.

The problem of bad cholesterol or LDL is that excessively accumulates in the arteries and impedes the movement of oxygen through the blood, hindering the work of the heart and brain. The accumulation of these fats in the blood vessels called arteriosclerosis. Apart from the risks of stroke, other serious cardiovascular diseases linked to excess thereof.

For its part, the good cholesterol, or HDL, is not only necessary for the body but is recommended to increase their numbers in blood when there is risk of atherosclerosis, because it helps to synthesize the bad cholesterol that accumulates in the artery walls.