When 'good' cholesterol turns BAD

• Good' cholesterol can become dysfunctional and lose its protective properties - when this happens it starts to promote inflammation
• Protein in 'good' cholesterol oxidises in artery walls and stops promoting to cardiovascular health but starts to cause coronary artery disease
• People with higher blood levels of dysfunctional 'good' cholesterol are at greater risk of heart disease

Everyone knows they should avoid ‘bad' cholesterol but new research suggests even ‘good' cholesterol is not as innocent as it may seem.

U.S. researchers have discovered that so-called ‘good' cholesterol can turn bad. They say the high-density lipoprotein (HDL) – or ‘good' cholesterol – can become dysfunctional, lose its protective properties and start to encourage inflammation and the clogging of arteries.

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'Good cholesterol' - such as that found in olive oil and avocados - can turn bad and cause arteries to become clogged

The researchers, at the Cleveland Clinic, say the benefits of ‘good' cholesterol have been reported extensively but that all clinical trials of drugs designed to raise ‘good' cholesterol levels have failed to show that it improves heart health. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2546606/When-good-cholesterol-turns-BAD-Substance-clog-arteries-cause-heart-disease-researchers-claim.html