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bad cholesterol

British  

noun

  1. a nontechnical name for low-density lipoprotein

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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

Too much bad cholesterol can lead to a build-up of fatty deposits inside the walls of blood vessels, causing them to become narrowed or blocked.

From BBC • Oct. 1, 2025

For type 2 diabetes, the analyses show that so-called bad cholesterol plays a major role in carotid artery calcification, and that lower levels of triglycerides significantly reduce the risk of peripheral arterial disease.

From Science Daily • Mar. 28, 2024