LDL
noun
: a lipoprotein of blood plasma that is composed of a moderate proportion of protein with little triglyceride and a high proportion of cholesterol and that is associated with increased probability of developing atherosclerosis : bad cholesterol compare hdl
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Your Heart Health Improves The gel-like compound beta-glucan in soluble (easily dissolves in water) fiber helps to decrease low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol.
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Lauren Manaker Ms, Health, 22 May 2026
For context, consuming five to 10 grams of soluble fiber each day can help reduce LDL cholesterol, says Samantha Coogan, MS, RDN, LD, FAND.
—Kirsten Nunez, Martha Stewart, 17 May 2026
Switching to foods that provide polyunsaturated fats, which directly lower LDL, and others that contain plant sterols and stanols, which block the absorption of cholesterol, can lower your numbers, according to Harvard Medical School.
—Gavin Escott, USA Today, 15 May 2026
As the test measures the amount of cholesterol being carried, not the number of LDL particles themselves, two people can have the same LDL cholesterol level but very different numbers of particles, and therefore different levels of risk.
—Anna McKie, Wired News, 11 May 2026
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Lauren Manaker Ms, Health, 22 May 2026
For context, consuming five to 10 grams of soluble fiber each day can help reduce LDL cholesterol, says Samantha Coogan, MS, RDN, LD, FAND.
—Kirsten Nunez, Martha Stewart, 17 May 2026
Switching to foods that provide polyunsaturated fats, which directly lower LDL, and others that contain plant sterols and stanols, which block the absorption of cholesterol, can lower your numbers, according to Harvard Medical School.
—Gavin Escott, USA Today, 15 May 2026
As the test measures the amount of cholesterol being carried, not the number of LDL particles themselves, two people can have the same LDL cholesterol level but very different numbers of particles, and therefore different levels of risk.
—Anna McKie, Wired News, 11 May 2026
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LDL
noun
: a lipoprotein of blood plasma that is composed of a moderate proportion of protein with little triglyceride and a high proportion of cholesterol and that is associated with increased probability of developing atherosclerosis
called also bad cholesterol, beta-lipoprotein, low-density lipoprotein
compare hdl, vldlLove words? Need even more definitions?
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