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good cholesterol

British  

noun

  1. a nontechnical name for high-density lipoprotein

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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.

From Science Daily • Nov. 1, 2025

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

From Salon • Nov. 26, 2024

By contrast, transmasculine people taking testosterone see their good cholesterol decrease.

From Scientific American • May 12, 2022

His research had inspired a pile of viral stories cataloging the negative effects of sitting at a desk: leg muscles shut down, blood pressure increases, good cholesterol plummets, your children starve.

From The Guardian • Feb. 6, 2019

My good cholesterol is higher than average and I am not overweight.

From New York Times • Jan. 5, 2018