LDL is called low-density lipoprotein because LDL particles tend to be less dense than other kinds of cholesterol particles. HDL cholesterol (HDL-C) is often termed the âgoodâ cholesterol while LDL-C is usually termed the âbadâ cholesterol.
Learner's definition of CACAO. [noncount] : the dried seeds of a tropical tree that are used to make cocoa and chocolate. a farmer who grows cacao. a cacao-producing region.
Cacao is the name of the tree from which we get cocoa beans. However, not many know the difference between cacao and cocoa and call even the tree as cocoa tree. There are many varieties of cacao trees mostly found in tropical countries such as Brazil, Ghana, and Malaysia, Nigeria, Cameroon, Ivory Coast etc.