Are scientists about to reverse their support for ‘good’ cholesterol? For years we were told it reduces the risk of a heart attack, but new research may be about to change that advice

For decades we’ve been told there’s ‘good’ cholesterol and there’s ‘bad’ cholesterol.

The bad type, known as LDL, is responsible for damaging blood vessel walls and contributes to the build-up of inflamed fatty deposits known as plaques, which raises the risk of a heart attack or stroke.

The good type, called HDL, does the opposite – clearing away cholesterol in plaques and taking it back to the liver where it is processed and removed from the body.

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