New Super Sticky Cholesterol In Individuals With High Heart Disease Risk Discovered

This form of low density lipoprotein is created by adding sugar residues to LDL (glycation). It adheres better to arterial walls and is more likely to form the fatty plaques that lead to atherosclerosis. The sugar/lipoprotein link ties diabetes and atherosclerosis together explaining their common involvement in heart disease and other related disorders e.g.Alzheimer's disease.