High blood levels of Lipoprotein(a) is a good predicting indicator of heart disease. It is actually a type of LDL cholesterol (the bad cholesterol) but is the most sticky form of LDL and thereby the most dangerous. It's the sticky lipoprotein(a) particles that can cause blockages and clots in your arteries. The result is artery damage and possibly heart attack or stroke.
You need to know that one of the main causes of increased lipoprotein(a) in the blood is eating hydrogenated and partially hydrogenated fats. All you have to do is read the labels on almost anything that you buy at the store that is processed (cookies, cakes, margarine, ect) and you will find that it contains some kind of partially hydrogenated oil. It's a trans-fat and is 100 times more destructive to the body than any of the other fats that we eat.
Don't eat it if it contains partially hydrogenated vegetable oils. Replace margarine (high in partially hydrogenated oils) with real butter. And, guess what? Along with watching what you eat Lipoprotein(a) can be controlled by adequate intake of vitamin C, the B vitamin niacin and N-acetyl-cysteine.
