There's a Third Kind of Cholesterol (It's Really Bad) // TRAIN BRAIN

There's a Third Kind of Cholesterol (It's Really Bad)

You might know about HDL or good cholesterol. And you might know about LDL or bad cholesterol. But do you know about LP(a) or Lipoprotein A? It's pretty common and pretty bad and we should talk about it.
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