Home > Cholesterol > Cholesterol Get the Flash Player to see this player. Rate: (Click the stars to rate) Published on Aug 24, 2009 by JMorrell, Views: 5123 LDL, low density lipoprotein is the bad cholesterol, and you want to keep these levels low. The HDL, or high density lipoprotein is the good cholesterol that you want to keep higher. Treatment of high bad cholesterol includes a low fat low cholesterol diet, exercise, not smoking, and sometimes medications, such as the statins.