1. Decreases total cholesterol and increases high density lipo - protein cholesterol ( the ' good ' cholesterol ) .

2. Furthermore, alcohol in general has been linked to increased levels of so-called good cholesterol.

3. Important numbers to know are total Cholesterol, HDL or good Cholesterol, LDL or bad Cholesterol, and triglycerides.

4. Your total Cholesterol includes low-density lipoprotein (LDL, or “bad”) Cholesterol and high-density lipoprotein (HDL, or “good”) Cholesterol

5. Atherogenic dyslipidemia is a condition characterized by low levels of good cholesterol and high levels of bad cholesterol and triglycerides

6. A few months before starting his Carnivore diet experiment, Munsey’s blood work revealed that his total cholesterol was 180mg/dL, his HDL level (frequently called the “good” cholesterol) was 57, and his LDL (the so-called “bad” cholesterol) was 123

7. A Cholesterol test can measure: total Cholesterol – the overall amount of Cholesterol in your blood, including both "good" and "bad" Cholesterol; good Cholesterol (called HDL) – this makes you less likely to have heart problems or a stroke; bad Cholesterol (called LDL and non-HDL) – this makes you more likely to have heart problems or a