How to Use HDL in a Sentence

HDL

noun
  • Experts have long understood that not all HDL cholesterol is equal.
    Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC News, 4 Oct. 2023
  • The second type is high-density lipoprotein, or HDL, is often called good cholesterol.
    Erica Sweeney, Men's Health, 27 July 2023
  • Doctors can also look at your cholesterol ratio, which is the total cholesterol divided by HDL.
    Knvul Sheikh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Feb. 2024
  • Research into the intricacies of HDL by Pamir and others continues.
    Katherine Hobson, Time, 19 June 2023
  • Still, these findings were reinforced in a recent 2021 meta-analysis of randomized berberine clinical trials, which also suggested berberine could increase HDL cholesterol.
    Danielle Blundell, Women's Health, 22 June 2023
  • The exercise also offers potential health benefits like blood pressure decreases and HDL cholesterol increases, but indoor cycling isn't for everyone.
    Lauren Bedosky, Health, 27 July 2023
  • This connection between weight, inflammation, and brain health has also been studied in people with metabolic syndrome—a combination of large waist circumference, high cholesterol and blood sugar, hypertension, and low HDL cholesterol.
    Lauryn Higgins, Health, 16 Apr. 2024

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