You can see down here its affect on cholesterol levels: that the bad fats raise the LDL levels, the low-density lipoproteins levels, that's not good for you.

在下面你可以看到它对胆固醇含量的影响,坏脂肪会提高LDL含量,低密度脂蛋白含量,这是对身体不好的

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Statins help lower low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, or "bad" cholesterol.

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KYNAMRO, given as a 200 mg weekly subcutaneous injection, has been approved as an adjunct to lipid-lowering medications and diet to reduce low density lipoprotein-cholesterol (LDL-C), apolipoprotein B (Apo B), total cholesterol (TC), and non-high density lipoprotein-cholesterol (non HDL-C) in patients with homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HoFH).

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"The system is set up so that the HDL high density lipoproteins, or artery-cleaning or 'good' cholesterol, cleans out the LDL low density lipoproteins, or 'bad' cholesterol, " she explains.

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