人们通常认为的低密度脂蛋白（LDL）是：- 坏胆固醇堵塞动脉的物质高意味着你处于危险之中。越低越好- 面板上最重要的数字

LDL 的真正含义：- 一种运输分子：它将胆固醇和脂溶性营养物质运送到需要它们的细胞。本身并不危险- 由肝脏按需产生：身体会对其进行调节，因为它是必需的。- 以两种截然不同的形式存在：小而致密的颗粒（有问题）和大而漂浮的颗粒（基本无害）饱和脂肪会使大块浮力颗粒上升。精制碳水化合物和植物油会增加小而密的蛋白质含量。全科医生几乎从不讨论这种区别。

医生给你治疗的病例并不能告诉你你患的是哪种类型的疾病。它只会告诉你总数。

请询问甘油三酯与高密度脂蛋白胆固醇的比率。

这句话其实说明了一些问题。

What people think LDL is:- Bad cholesterol- The thing that clogs your arteries- High means you're in danger- Lower is always better- The most important number on your panel

What LDL actually is:- A transport molecule: it carries cholesterol and fat-soluble nutrients to cells that need them- Not inherently dangerous- Produced by the liver in response to demand: the body regulates it because it's essential- Present in two distinct forms: small dense particles (problematic) and large buoyant particles (largely benign)- Saturated fat raises the large buoyant kind- Refined carbohydrates and seed oils raise the small dense kind- The distinction is almost never discussed at the GP

The number your doctor is treating doesn't tell you which kind you have.It just tells you the total.

Ask for a triglyceride to HDL ratio instead.

That one actually tells you something.