Sugar substance 'kills' good HDL cholesterol

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/281827.php

Scientists at the University of Warwick have discovered that 'good' cholesterol is turned 'bad' by a sugar-derived substance.

The substance, methylglyoxal - MG, was found to damage 'good' HDL cholesterol, which removes excess levels of bad cholesterol from the body.

Low levels of HDL, High Density Lipoprotein, are closely linked to heart disease, with increased levels of MG being common in the elderly and those with diabetes or kidney problems.

Supported by funding from the British Heart Foundation (BHF) and published in Nutrition and Diabetes, the researchers discovered that MG destabilises HDL and causes it to lose the properties which protect against heart disease.

HDL damaged by MG is rapidly cleared from the blood, reducing its HDL content, or remains in plasma having lost its beneficial function.

Lead researcher Dr Naila Rabbani, of the Warwick Medical School, says that: "MG damage to HDL is a new and likely important cause of low and dysfunctional HDL, and could count for up to a 10% risk of heart disease".

Hi Yoly

It has been reported for years, those that take the low carb route see a rise in the so called good cholesterol HDL. It is almost universal the triglyceride's plummet, which is good. LDL sometimes rising in the early stages of a low carb lifestyle, but usually settles down to pretty much normal levels. That being said I have not fell for the great cholesterol con, and I am a heart job.

Just as many people have heart attacks with so called good cholesterol numbers as bad. The cholesterol con rates alongside with the fats have been eaten since the beginning of time will clog up your arteries etc.

But by jingo has all the bullshit shifted a lot of drugs and low fat junk food.

Kind regards Eddie