Excess LDL

“Excess LDL-Cholesterol” is a major problem because it forms plaques in blood vessels (atherosclerosis) that prevent normal blood flow and may lead to major health issues 

Cholesterol and other fat molecules are packaged into spherical particles called “lipoproteins”, as shown above in Figure 2 of an LDL particle.

Lipoproteins are very important for the body because they are used to carry fats throughout the body wherever they are needed. 

There are 4 different type of lipoproteins but we are focusing only on two of them: LDL and HDL. 

As shown in Figure 2, except for apoprotein B-100 which is a protein, the rest of the LDL particle is full of fat products.

The LDL particle can also be called LDL-cholesterol or simply LDL. On the same token, the HDL particle is also called HDL-cholesterol or HDL.

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