You've probably heard your doctor talk about good and bad cholesterol.

Feeding your heart well is a powerful way to reduce bad cholesterol.

It'll make you look lovely, and meanwhile could lower your bad cholesterol.

"If hot flashes really are associated with higher levels of both good and bad cholesterol, I have no idea what that means," she says.

However, they both die from the bad cholesterol in Homer's blood as he is turned into a vampire.

A full analysis showed the proportion of bad cholesterol to good has also been reduced, and now stands at three to one.

"You can use clinical studies to prove the increase in bad cholesterol and no one debates the effects."

Here's what you should know about good and bad cholesterol - and your heart disease risks.

Just say "yes" to soy, to ratchet down bad cholesterol numbers.

A recent study has concluded that the most important risk factor for heart disease worldwide is a bad cholesterol profile.

Also, after women go through menopause, their bad cholesterol levels tend to go up.

What you can do about bad cholesterol The artery-clogging process can start early in life.

This drug is usually used in addition to a statin to lower bad cholesterol further.

Avoid trans fats as much as possible, because they raise your bad cholesterol.

This is known as the bad cholesterol because it combines with other substances to clog the arteries.

A study found that drinking decaffeinated coffee raises levels of the so-called bad cholesterol in the blood.

Raising good cholesterol and lowering bad cholesterol together could reduce the risk of heart disease by more than 50 percent, they say.

The drug also lowered bad cholesterol below the level achieved by Lipitor alone.

Smokers had more advanced lesions than nonsmokers of comparable age and bad cholesterol levels.

Just as with bad cholesterol, having a high level of triglycerides increases your risk of cardiovascular problems.

Half of that fiber is soluble, the kind that can lower bad cholesterol and help control blood sugar.

Foam cells are the body's way of trying to get rid of bad cholesterol from the blood vessels.

"If you get the bad cholesterol low enough, the plaques don't build up in the artery walls.

Overkill has a new mascot, bad cholesterol a new cheerleader.

A diet high in trans fat or saturated fat promotes bad cholesterol.

But does this mean that having a higher LDL is actually a good thing?

The LDL level for these patients started at 136, and fell to 81.

The higher the LDL level, the greater the risk for heart disease.

"Do we know the final number that should be the LDL goal?"

I figure a few more points on the old LDL number are worth the good times.

If your LDL level is too high, you will want to reduce it.

The more LDL there is in the blood, the greater the risk of heart disease.

LDL is carries cholesterol to various tissues throughout the body.

LDL, or bad cholesterol, is very responsive to good nutrition and exercise.

Normally, having a low LDL level is a healthy sign.

That is far more than can be achieved by reducing LDL alone.

Dense LDL can be measured with a blood test, he said.

But they're a great weapon against LDL, the bad cholesterol.

A bowl a day can really bring down "bad" LDL cholesterol.

High LDL cholesterol, in turn, increases the risk for heart disease.

Is your bad, LDL cholesterol high despite a healthy diet?

For people with a higher risk of heart disease, LDL goals will be lower.

This table shows the LDL levels for someone with an average risk of heart attack.

LDL cholesterol has been linked to atherosclerosis and heart disease.

"The higher the LDL, the more likely you are to get a heart attack.

The production of increased LDL levels is probably by three major mechanisms.

It is now ready for another round of LDL clearance.

But the risk from iron was greatest for men with large amounts of LDL.

LDL levels usually drop if people eat low-fat diets.

It can also lower the levels of LDL, or "bad" cholesterol in the body.

It belongs to the Low density lipoprotein receptor gene family.

These risk factors include smoking, obesity, low density lipoprotein (the "bad" cholesterol), lack of exercise, and blood pressure, among others.

Effect of soybean phytoestrogen intake on low density lipoprotein oxidation resistance.

Release from the hepatocyte may involve the very low density lipoprotein secretory pathway.

In blood plasma, lycopene is eventually distributed into the very low and low density lipoprotein fractions.

Effects of fish oil fatty acids on low density lipoprotein size, oxidizability, and uptake by macrophages.

Luteolin-rich artichoke extract protects low density lipoprotein from oxidation in vitro.

Low density lipoprotein, or LDL, appears to promote buildup of atherosclerotic plaque.

Lipoprotein-X (Lp-X) is an abnormal low density lipoprotein found in cholestasis.

ApoER2 is a cell surface receptor that is part of the low density lipoprotein receptor family.

CD68 (Cluster of Differentiation 68) is a glycoprotein which binds to low density lipoprotein.

LDL apheresis - removal of low density lipoprotein in patients with familial hypercholesterolemia.

High blood levels of VLDL (very low density lipoprotein) also causes more atherosclerosis.

Policosanol inhibits cholesterol biosynthesis and enhances low density lipoprotein processing in cultured human fibroblasts.

Simvastatin is a powerful lipid-lowering drug that can decrease low density lipoprotein (LDL) levels by up to 50%.

It is a glycoprotein that binds to the alpha-2-macroglobulin receptor, as well as to other members of the low density lipoprotein receptor family.

Long-term effects of fish oil on lipoprotein subfractions and low density lipoprotein size in non-insulin- dependent diabetic patients with hypertriglyceridemia.

Alfalfa seeds lower low density lipoprotein cholesterol and apolipoprotein B concentrations in patients with type II hyperlipoproteinemia.

LRPAP1 (low density lipoprotein receptor-related protein associated protein 1)

LOX-1 (Lectin-like oxidized low density lipoprotein receptor-1)

Soluble low density lipoprotein receptor-related protein (sLRP) is a biological substance naturally produced by the human body.

It lowers the heart rate and blood pressure, increases the high density lipoprotein in the blood and decreases the low density lipoprotein.

Referring to the low density lipoprotein, or bad cholesterol, he said, "There are very few children with L.D.L. levels that warrant a statin."

Very low density lipoprotein Normal VLDL cholesterol level is between 5 and 40 mg/dL.

Inhibitory effect of oolong tea on the oxidative state of low density lipoprotein (LDL).