18/08/2025
How long have you heard or read about good and bad cholesterol?
When you know that cholesterol is a body chemical needed for the body to function naturally for you to be well, does it seem logical, to you, that the body produces good and bad cholesterol?
It doesn’t to us and this is why we want you to know the “full story”, which we’re pleased to say isn’t a long story.
In essence, LDL was given that label of “bad” when research uncovered that a person’s risk of heart related conditions increases when the concentration of LDL to HDL in the blood (ie the ratio of LDL : HDL is great than 3 : 1.
This is very misleading for a major reason:
It isn’t just lifestyle related factors that increase LDL levels that can be the cause for concern.
Take two people (person A and person B with identical levels of LDL (deemed to be within the “normal range”):
If person A has significantly lower HDL levels to person B, then we have a situation where person B, despite being told they don’t have a “bad cholesterol” issue, is still at a higher risk of cardiovascular problems.
So, “the moral of the story”:
To become more cureus (or curious, in the more conventional way) and to start considering whether to ask yourself whether what you are told makes sense.
We are, of course, happy to help.
PS cureus, is connected to the word “cure” and is also linked with a relative new online peer-reviewed scientific journal.
