Later results indicated that the increase in HDL is actually protective.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Volokh Conspiracy » Are Carbs Worse than Fat?] Reference

Researchers there found that the villagers had a mutation in HDL's biggest protein, apoA-1.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - 'Next frontier' in heart disease: Undoing it] Reference

Professor Watts said that with obesity, the protective or "good" cholesterol - known as HDL.    From Wordnik.com.  [News] Reference

Actually I do, but I also do know that one of the best ways to raise your HDL, which is the good cholesterol, is exercise.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Apr 9, 2007] Reference

What's so beneficial about it, it seems to be better at lowering the bad levels of cholesterol, the HDL, which is so hard to do.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript May 7, 2009] Reference

Researchers found the fatter the neck, the greater the chance of having decreased amounts of good cholesterol, that is, the HDL.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Times-Reporter Home RSS] Reference

Simvastatin doesn't do as good a job - my LDL is still a little high and my HDL is a little low - but Crestor made my muscles ache.    From Wordnik.com.  [Thestar.com - Home Page] Reference

People with high levels of HDL, which is known to protect against heart disease, also had high expression levels of the gene called VNN1.    From Wordnik.com.  [Beyond DNA] Reference

Scientists have also speculated that the kind of HDL "good cholesterol" made by a drug like torcetrapib might be dysfunctional.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Catastrophe For Pfizer] Reference

It also decreases HDL, which is the good cholesterol. ".    From Wordnik.com.  [CBS 11 / TXA 21 - Dallas / Fort Worth's Source for Breaking News, Weather, and Sports] Reference

These products raise good "HDL" cholesterol, are not genetically modified and are high in anti-oxidants.    From Wordnik.com.  [News] Reference

Think of HDL like the garbage trucks of your body.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Garbage Trucks in Your Blood] Reference

Being overweight is a factor in low HDL levels. 10.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Garbage Trucks in Your Blood] Reference

There are a lot of misconceptions about HDL and LDL.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Garbage Trucks in Your Blood] Reference

I have high cholesterol (a total of 280 with high HDL).    From Wordnik.com.  [Big-Belly Blues] Reference

  Remember, HDL is just a risk factor for heart disease.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Never-Ending Diet Wars] Reference

Thus, a reduction in HDL on a low-fat diet is not harmful.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Garbage Trucks in Your Blood] Reference

After 12 weeks, their "good" (HDL) cholesterol was up 21 percent.    From Wordnik.com.  [Juice For The Heart] Reference

Often, those kids have very low HDL, or "good," cholesterol levels.    From Wordnik.com.  [Kids and Cholesterol] Reference

Soy protein, plus the isoflavones found in soy, may raise HDL levels.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Garbage Trucks in Your Blood] Reference

Since HDL helps clean out "bad" (LDL) cholesterol, millions of diseased people could benefit.    From Wordnik.com.  [Juice For The Heart] Reference

Moderate intake of alcohol (no more than one to two drinks per day) may raise your HDL level.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Garbage Trucks in Your Blood] Reference

However, a low level of "good" HDL cholesterol -- under 40 -- raises the risk for heart disease.    From Wordnik.com.  [Test Yourself] Reference

So until researchers come up with better medications, the best way to raise HDL may be exercise.    From Wordnik.com.  [How to Help Your Heart] Reference

In some people, this may be significant, but in most people it only raises HDL about 5 percent. 4.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Garbage Trucks in Your Blood] Reference

  HDL transports cholesterol back to your liver, where it is metabolized and removed from your body.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Garbage Trucks in Your Blood] Reference

Your body's ability to make more garbage trucks (raise your HDL) is, in part, genetically determined.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Garbage Trucks in Your Blood] Reference

At the same time, it boosts HDL, the "good" cholesterol that works to clear its evil twin out of the system.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Heart Of Women's Health] Reference

Ideally, LDL (bad) cholesterol should be less than 130 mg/dL, and HDL (good) cholesterol should be at least 35.    From Wordnik.com.  [Some Keys To Warding Off Heart Disease] Reference

Most people, including many physicians, believe that HDL is "good cholesterol," and the higher it is, the better.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Garbage Trucks in Your Blood] Reference

Your body makes HDL to remove excessive cholesterol from your blood and tissues, a process known as "reverse cholesterol transport.".    From Wordnik.com.  [The Garbage Trucks in Your Blood] Reference

The most important lesson may be this: not everything that raises HDL is good for you, and not everything that lowers HDL is bad for you.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Garbage Trucks in Your Blood] Reference

Saturated fats also raise the "good" cholesterol, HDL, but the consensus is that saturated fats cannot be considered a heart-healthy food.    From Wordnik.com.  [How to Help Your Heart] Reference