Why is HDL commonly referred to as “good cholesterol”?

Choose one:
a) It returns excess cholesterol from peripheral tissues to the liver where it can be excreted as bile salts.

b) It returns excess cholesterol from peripheral tissues to the intestine where it can be excreted as bile salts.

c) It returns excess cholesterol from the intestine to the liver where it can be stored as bile salts.

d) It returns excess cholesterol from adipocytes to the liver where it can be stored as bile salts.

a