New Research Says Even Good Cholesterol Might Be Bad For You Newsy

Transcript: It turns out what s referred to as good cholesterol might actually lead to a much greater risk of heart disease. Good cholesterol, or highdensity lipoprotein, was previously believed to counteract the effects of socalled bad cholesterol and decrease the risk of heart disease. Eating certain foods like avocados and exercising is believed to raise HDL levels in the bloodstream. A Cambridge University study looked at 1, 700 people with a genetic mutation that causes high levels of good chole br, br,