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bad cholesterol

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noun

  1. a nontechnical name for low-density lipoprotein

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Researchers are already conducting early studies to investigate whether a single genetic treatment can produce long-lasting reductions in LDL, commonly known as "bad," cholesterol.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2026

The fruit can lower your levels of bad cholesterol and improve overall diet quality, say researchers at Penn State.

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 7, 2026

It’s arguably the strongest nutritional finding that I know of as an epidemiologist who enjoys looking into these things: Eating saturated fat increases bad cholesterol.

From Slate ● Jan. 28, 2026

Studies have found replacing saturated fats in a person’s diet with polyunsaturated fat, like fatty fish or canola oil, has lowered a person’s level of low-density lipoprotein, or bad cholesterol.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 15, 2025

It even helps lower "bad" cholesterol while reducing overall cardiovascular risk.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 20, 2025

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