Nitpick all you want, but this misses the forest for the trees. When we talk about health and cholesterol levels, it is almost always in the context of lowering

Nitpick all you want, but this misses the forest for the trees. When we talk about health and cholesterol levels, it is almost always in the context of lowering LDL and increasing HDL. Even Center for Disease Control and Prevention calls them "cholesterols" because that currently is the public understanding of how it affects their health: > Cholesterol travels through the blood on proteins called “lipoproteins.” Two types of lipoproteins carry cholesterol throughout the body: > LDL (low-density lipoprotein), sometimes called “bad” cholesterol, makes up most of your body’s cholesterol. High levels of LDL cholesterol raise your risk for heart disease and stroke. > HDL (high-density lipoprotein), or “good” cholesterol, absorbs cholesterol and carries it back to the liver. The liver then flushes it from the body. High levels of HDL cholesterol can lower your risk for heart disease and stroke. https://www.cdc.gov/cholesterol/ldl_hdl.htm https://www.cdc.gov/cholesterol/ldl_hdl.htm