HDL | High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol

HDL-cholesterol - the “good” cholesterol. The primary role of HDL is to remove cholesterol from peripheral tissues and prevent it from accumulating in the walls of arteries. An increase in HDL cholesterol concentration is considered a positive, anti-atherosclerotic change. HDL cholesterol competes with “bad” cholesterol, transports cholesterol back to the liver, and prevents the formation of atherosclerotic plaques. HDL cholesterol increases with reduced atherosclerosis risk, physical activity, and a diet suitable for lipids. HDL cholesterol decreases with increased atherosclerosis risk, genetic diseases, hypertriglyceridemia, diabetes, and obesity.

Recommendations:

• It is recommended to perform this test preventively once a year, and periodically for disease diagnosis and treatment control according to doctor's instructions.
• Test results are influenced by medications, diet (fatty foods), alcohol, stress, smoking, caffeine, and pregnancy.
• For test collection, it is necessary to arrive fasting for 12-14 hours, water can be consumed, it is recommended to avoid fatty foods the day before the test and not to consume alcohol for 24 hours.