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Lipids in English Aug 7, 2003 What exactly do you mean when you say someone has high lipid? How would you define lipids in regular English? |
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Response from Dr. Henry
 Lipids refers to the fat family of substances found in the bloodstream. Lipids include the major categoriesof fat= cholesterol (both good= HDL and bad= LDL) and triglycerides. Generally speaking excessive levels of lipids are not good and can lead to accelerated heart disease over time. KH |
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