LDL - Low Density Lipoprotein
Cholesterol is carried in the blood by proteins called “lipoproteins”. LDL stands for ‘low-density lipoprotein’, and any cholesterol carried by LDL is known as LDL cholesterol, or LDL-C
May be elevated due to insulin resistance, blood glucose dysregulation, poor thyroid function, kidney disease, familial hypercholesterolemia. May be low due to liver dysfunction, oxidative stress, malabsorption, anaemia.