good cholesterol

noun

1. a nontechnical name for high-density lipoprotein

Example Sentences

To capture overall risk, researchers created a composite cardiometabolic score based on multiple components of metabolic syndrome, including waist size, blood pressure, high-density lipoprotein or HDL "good" cholesterol, triglycerides and blood sugar levels.

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Once reused and reheated, trans fats, which increase "bad cholesterol" and decrease "good cholesterol", can form in the oil.

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Another emerging lab test is the cardiometabolic index, which assesses a patient’s waist size–to–height ratio, “good cholesterol” levels, and ratio of triglycerides—a type of fat found in the blood.

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The researchers defined a person's cholesterol as abnormal if they had either high total cholesterol; high LDL cholesterol or other types of "bad" cholesterol; moderately-high triglycerides; low HDL cholesterol, often thought of as "good cholesterol"; or if they had been prescribed cholesterol-lowering medication.

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For decades, primary physicians and cardiologists have focused on two numbers: LDL or low-density lipoproteins, known as “bad cholesterol,” and HDL or high-density lipoproteins, aka “good cholesterol.”

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