Controlling your cholesterol levels
To remember which cholesterol is good and which is bad, think of LDL as lousy cholesterol, and HDL as healthy cholesterol. As a further reminder, “lousy fats,” the ones that are saturated or hydrogenated, contribute to lousy cholesterol. For most people, about eighty percent of the cholesterol in their blood is made by their own body, with the rest coming from their diet. + Continue Reading