Cholesterol – look after it! Posted on January 30, 2015 by Glyn and Liz Reply All cholesterol molecules throughout the known universe are identical in every respect. There is no such thing as ‘good’ or ‘bad’ cholesterol. This erroneous idea was ruthlessly exploited to market statins. The ‘good’ and ‘bad’ labels actually describe two classes of blood fats (lipids) also known as HDL and LDL both of which are vital to our lipid circulation of fatty nutrients. We now know that LDL supplies essential fatty nutrients to all organs of the body. The HDL is in effect the smaller ’empties’ returning the waste fats to the liver for disposal or recycling. Excess dietary sugars can damage the Lipid LDL marker making it unusable. That damage can be measured (HbA1c is a useful surrogate test for sugar-damage). When LDL is damaged it builds up in the blood and less HDL is returned from the organs of the body. The organs are starved of vital fatty nutrition. Statins reduce the symptom of LDL build up but do nothing to fix the problem of organs not getting fat soluble nutrition. Ultimately statins will just add to the harm caused by sugar-damage.
Liz & Glyn Wainwright 