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UPA national agenda: P C Chacko People with high levels of
'ugly' cholesterol face three times increased risk of developing
ischemic heart disease, the most common cardiovascular disease.
Cholesterol is divided into 'the good' HDL cholesterol, 'the
bad' LDL cholesterol and 'the ugly' cholesterol. It is the so-
called 'ugly cholesterol' - also called 'remnant cholesterol' -
that can be really harmful. "LDL cholesterol or 'the bad
cholesterol' is of course bad, but our new study reveals that
the ugly cholesterol likewise is the direct cause of
atherosclerosis resulting in ischemic heart disease and early
death," said Professor Borge Nordestgaar