{"id":10610,"date":"2020-03-01T10:08:36","date_gmt":"2020-03-01T10:08:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/?p=10610"},"modified":"2023-06-11T09:08:49","modified_gmt":"2023-06-11T09:08:49","slug":"hdl-c-hdl-cholesterol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/hdl-c-hdl-cholesterol\/","title":{"rendered":"HDL-C (HDL Cholesterol)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>High density lipoprotein-cholesterol, also called \u201cgood cholesterol\u201d.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"group w-full text-gray-800 dark:text-gray-100 border-b border-black\/10 dark:border-gray-900\/50 bg-gray-50 dark:bg-[#444654] sm:AIPRM__conversation__response\">\n<div class=\"flex p-4 gap-4 text-base md:gap-6 md:max-w-2xl lg:max-w-[38rem] xl:max-w-3xl md:py-6 lg:px-0 m-auto\">\n<div class=\"relative flex w-[calc(100%-50px)] flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3 lg:w-[calc(100%-115px)]\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col gap-3\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] flex flex-col items-start gap-4 whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light AIPRM__conversation__response\">\n<p>Roughly one-third or one-fourth of total cholesterol is composed of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL). Elevated levels of HDL, often referred to as &#8220;good&#8221; cholesterol, are associated with a reduced risk of developing atherosclerosis.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"group w-full text-gray-800 dark:text-gray-100 border-b border-black\/10 dark:border-gray-900\/50 bg-gray-50 dark:bg-[#444654] sm:AIPRM__conversation__response\">\n<div class=\"flex p-4 gap-4 text-base md:gap-6 md:max-w-2xl lg:max-w-[38rem] xl:max-w-3xl md:py-6 lg:px-0 m-auto\">\n<div class=\"relative flex w-[calc(100%-50px)] flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3 lg:w-[calc(100%-115px)]\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col gap-3\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] flex flex-col items-start gap-4 whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light AIPRM__conversation__response\">\n<p>Approximately one-third or one-fourth of the total cholesterol present is in the form of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL). 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