It sounds obvious. Eating fatty foods, raises cholesterol, clogs arteries, and then WHAM you have a heart attack.

Shouldn’t be a surprise when it happens, but for millions of people it’s a real shocker.

So, a new study aims to clarify the risk, in case you didn’t know.

Published in the journal Circulation, a new study found people with high non-HDL cholesterol, which includes LDL, or bad, cholesterol had 13% higher risk of heart attack.

But on the other hand, individuals with high HDL, or good, cholesterol had a 25% lower risk of heart attack.

So researchers suggest cholesterol altering therapies for both HDL and LDL cholesterol should be considered for heart patients.

Foods that lower bad cholesterol, because they don’t have any, are fruits and vegetables, and healthy fats, like omega 3’s, contained in things like walnuts, have been shown to be cardio-protective.

Via HealthDay News.

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