What does “bad cholesterol” do to the body that increases your risk of cardiovascular disease as opposed to “good” cholesterol?

Question

What does “bad cholesterol” do to the body that increases your risk of cardiovascular disease as opposed to “good” cholesterol?

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Answer 1

There’s VLDL, LDL, and HDL:

VLDL contains triglycerides to provide energy to cells. Think of VLDL as doordash delivering food.

LDL is what becomes of VLDL after it has unload its triglycerides. Think of this as an empty doordash car.

HDL is like a garbage truck. It picks up your excess cholesterol (or garbage) and returns back to the liver (trash processing plant).

The problem is that too many empty doordash drivers can block the freeway. Think of this as LDL’s blocking your arteries and causing a traffic jam.