These helpful tips and recipes will take your rack of ribs from being just a good one to a finger-licking great one. Oh, and, donât forget the wet naps. 1. The Silver Skin Erin Coopey. When you take your ribs out of the package, youâll notice a light, white skin across the bones.
HDL (good) cholesterol protects against heart disease, so for HDL, higher numbers are better. A level less than 40 mg/dL is low and is considered a major risk factor because it increases your risk for developing heart disease. HDL levels of 60 mg/dL or more help to lower your risk for heart disease.
1 HDL cholesterol absorbs cholesterol and carries it back to the liver, which flushes it from the body. 2  HDL is known as âgoodâ cholesterol because having high levels can reduce the risk for heart disease and stroke. 3  Triglycrides are a type of fat found in your blood that your body uses for energy.olecules called lipoproteins carry cholesterol in the blood. Two important kinds of lipoproteins are low-density lipoprotein (LDL) and high-density lipoprotein (HDL). When checking LDL and HDL, doctors often include another type of fat called triglycerides.