>>15580009 (lb)
No, you don't understand HDL and LDL
HLD and LDL are vessels that carry cholesterol. Your body needs both.
LDL is not "bad" so long as it is light and fluffy
small, dense LDL is what clogs arteries through plaque buildup
it is refined carbohydrates (repeatedly spiking blood sugar) that caramelizes the LDL, weighs it down so it becomes small, dense LDL
processed carbs and starchy foods cause this…natural carbs (fruit-veggies) are less of a problem since fiber slows down the absorption process.
Your small dense LDL can be revealed in a lipid panel with fractionization
If that count is high you're in trouble.
The lipid hypothesis is increasingly acknowledged to be incorrect, the result of the poorly conceived Ancil Keyes study which set out to prove a link between saturated fat and heart disease by ignoring other confounding variables, as well as neglecting to include results from those populations which actually negated his thesis.