MGmin-LDL cholesterol is a newly discovered type of LDL cholesterol, even more harmful than bad cholesterol. Discover its known effects.
As many nutritionists, doctors and health professionals state, having high cholesterol can pose a health risk, especially in the long term, especially if we take into account that it does not produce symptoms and that it tends to accumulate in our arteries without causing related problems or pathologies until it is finally somewhat late.
However, we should not understand cholesterol as an enemy of our health, as in fact it is common for many people to think. Nothing is further from reality, since it is necessary to take into account what are the functions of cholesterol to realize its importance, especially for the proper functioning of our body.
When we carry out a blood test, it is usual to observe three basic parameters in the cholesterol analysis:
- LDL cholesterol: popularly known by the name of “bad cholesterol”, it is a lipoprotein made up of lipids (fats) and proteins, whose main function is to transport fluids, so that the function of LDL cholesterol is to transport cholesterol from the liver to different organs and tissues. It is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease, since it adheres to the walls of blood vessels, narrowing them and multiplying the risk of stroke or heart attack.
- HDL cholesterol: known as “good cholesterol”, it is a very useful high-density lipoprotein when it comes to eliminating cholesterol from the blood, since it prevents the accumulation of fat and therefore the formation of plaque.
- Total cholesterol: it is the measurement of the two types of cholesterol in the blood. That is, it refers to the combined value of cholesterol in the blood.
However, a new form of cholesterol was actually found a short time ago, known to medical specialists as MGmin-LDL, and which would be considered a new cholesterol even worse than LDL cholesterol.
Apparently it would be a very sticky type of cholesterol, whose ability to adhere to the walls of the arteries and form fatty plaques would be even greater than the ability of bad cholesterol or LDL.
This could lead to the risk of stroke or heart attack, and according to specialists, this new type of cholesterol could be an explanation for the increased risk of coronary heart disease in people with diabetes.
At the moment, very little would be known about the real effects of this type of “ultra-bad” cholesterol, as well as the medical treatment to be followed to reduce it. In any case, it is foreseeable that the advice and recommended nutritional habits will be practically the same as those indicated and prescribed for LDL cholesterol.
