Increased Levels of ‘Good’ HDL Cholesterol

The "good" cholesterol is typically referred to as high-density lipoprotein (HDL). Your risk of heart disease decreases with higher HDL levels in comparison to "bad" LDL levels.

By increasing HDL levels while gradually reducing LDL levels, low-carb diets stabilize cholesterol levels. Eating fat is one of the best methods to raise "good" HDL levels, and low-carb diets contain a lot of fat. Therefore, it is not surprising that HDL levels increase significantly on low-carb, healthy diets while they usually only rise somewhat or even decline on low-fat diets. But instead of fatty meat and processed foods, one must eat things like fish and avocados, which are beneficial sources of fat.