How to Use bad cholesterol in a Sentence

bad cholesterol

noun
  • Monounsaturated fats, like those found in olive oil and extra-virgin olive oil, have health benefits, including lowering bad cholesterol and keeping your cells healthy.
    Kelly Burch Updated, Verywell Health, 3 July 2024
  • Then again, short people tend to have more triglycerides and bad cholesterol.
    Grant Segall, cleveland, 3 Jan. 2020
  • Some of that fiber is called pectin, a heart-healthy soluble fiber that can help lower levels of LDL (bad cholesterol) in the blood.
    Darlene Zimmerman, Detroit Free Press, 28 Oct. 2017
  • Praluent slashed bad cholesterol by more than half after four years.
    Michelle Cortez, Bloomberg.com, 10 Mar. 2018
  • His testosterone and good cholesterol were up, his heart rate and bad cholesterol were down, his eyesight was keener.
    Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2021
  • The statin group showed a 40% reduction in L D L or bad cholesterol, a 24% drop in total cholesterol levels.
    Laura Johnston, cleveland, 20 Dec. 2022
  • Apples provide pectin, a heart-healthy soluble fiber that can help lower levels of LDL or bad cholesterol in the blood.
    Darlene Zimmerman, Detroit Free Press, 16 Oct. 2020
  • Apples supply pectin, a heart-healthy soluble fiber that can help lower levels of LDL or bad cholesterol in the blood.
    Darlene Zimmerman, Detroit Free Press, 11 Sep. 2020
  • However, the reduction in triglycerides is not as important as the rise in bad cholesterol, Hu said.
    Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 8 July 2022
  • Some decry the fatty nature of butter in general and the almighty devil, bad cholesterol.
    Leanne Italie, Hartford Courant, 22 Oct. 2022
  • Fiber traveling through the gut traps bad cholesterol and helps you excrete rather than absorb it, Dr. Mohanty says.
    Erica Sweeney, Men's Health, 27 July 2023
  • Green tea, in which leaves are typically processed with heat or steam, is high in flavonoids that can help reduce bad cholesterol and lower chances of blood clotting.
    Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY, 19 June 2021
  • The study authors draw a correlation between high body mass index and bad cholesterol numbers, and brain volume shrinkage—which are not seen in the tribes.
    Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 6 May 2023
  • Too much bad cholesterol also boosts the odds of stroke, which kill at least one American every 3.5 minutes, per the Centers for Disease Control.
    Jason Duaine Hahn, Peoplemag, 30 Aug. 2022
  • The first is low-density lipoprotein, or LDL, which is considered bad cholesterol and can cause fatty buildup of plaque in your arteries.
    Erica Sweeney, Men's Health, 27 July 2023
  • After a year, the polypill patients had lowered their blood pressure and LDL, or bad cholesterol, by more than the others and by amounts doctors find meaningful.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Sep. 2019
  • Trans fat raises bad cholesterol levels, which increases the risk of coronary heart disease.
    Lauren Le Vine, Redbook, 7 Nov. 2013
  • Cafestol can increase your bad cholesterol or LDL (low-density lipoproteins).
    Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 27 Aug. 2021
  • Quercetin may also prevent damage caused by bad cholesterol, and people who eat flavonoid-rich diets tend to have lower cholesterol.
    Erica Sweeney, Men's Health, 6 Feb. 2023
  • People with chronic kidney disease often have high levels of bad cholesterol, which can increase the risk of heart disease, Dr. Nori tells Health.
    Hallie Levine, Health.com, 13 Dec. 2021
  • In all of these studies, results have consistently shown that eggs don’t increase the biomarkers of heart disease, including the ratio of bad cholesterol to good.
    WSJ, 13 Sep. 2018
  • Sea moss is also full of heart-healthy omega-3 fatty acids that lower bad cholesterol levels while increasing healthy cholesterol.
    Christina Manian, Rdn, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 July 2023
  • Sanofi and Regeneron, along with Amgen, brought their new drugs to market with the hope that their powerful effect on bad cholesterol would reduce the world's leading cause of death, and warrant the higher price.
    Rebecca Spalding and Michelle Fay Cortez, chicagotribune.com, 12 Mar. 2018
  • Cafestol can increase bad cholesterol or LDL (low-density lipoproteins).
    Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 29 Sep. 2022
  • Early research suggested that soy could help lower levels of bad cholesterol, although more recent findings have shown that might not be the case.
    Marygrace Taylor, Good Housekeeping, 14 Nov. 2022
  • Both diets are high in Omega-3s which lower blood pressure, increase good cholesterol, reduce bad cholesterol and reduce the risk of diabetes.
    NBC News, 22 June 2018
  • The study’s findings show that both red (a pinot noir in this case) and white wine (a chardonnay-pinot) produced the same cardiac protective properties and lowered bad cholesterol for those who exercised.
    Lauren Steele, Outside Online, 3 Sep. 2014
  • Kopecky says that, although coconut water is fine, ingesting coconut oil raises your bad cholesterol more so than butter, lard and beef suet.
    Zachary Visconti, chicagotribune.com, 14 Apr. 2021
  • Several studies have shown that krill oil, like fish oil, can help reduce bad cholesterol when used in conjunction with exercise and a healthy diet.
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 15 Dec. 2022
  • Arians said that bad cholesterol and his highly stressful position as head coach contributed to his health scare.
    Analisa Novak, CBS News, 30 Aug. 2022

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