Fig. 1From: The beneficial effects of nutraceuticals and natural products on small dense LDL levels, LDL particle number and LDL particle size: a clinical reviewSchematic summary of pathways of endogenous lipid metabolism and pathways of the atherogenic and anti-atherogenic lipoproteins. sdLDL: small dense low density lipoprotein, Apo: apolipoprotein, VLDL: very-low-density lipoprotein, IDL: intermediate-density lipoprotein, LDL: low-density lipoprotein; LDL-R: low-density lipoprotein receptor, HDL: high-density lipoprotein, TG: triglycerides, CE: cholesteryl esters, +: increased riskBack to article page