LDL
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3.7
- noun
- /ɛl di ɛl/
- Specialized
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lipoproteína de baja densidad
- Homeless veterans using the open-access primary care model also recorded greater improvements in LDL, blood pressure, and HbA1c levels.
- LDL cholesterol
- LDL levels
- lipoprotein (LDL
That's what lowers the LDL in the circulation.
- That's what lowers the LDL in the circulation.
- The origin of LDL particles is in the liver.
- And also, was it just coincidence that it really brought my LDL down as well?
- They work by inhibiting a protein that degrades LDL receptors on the liver.
- So being able to have the healthy type of LDL in fact is seems beneficial.
- We're talking about true 'cause and effect between elevated LDL and arthrosclerosis.
- Now is LDL, the question is, is LDL independently a risk factor for heart disease?
- LDL is the bad cholesterol and this is dangerous language because LDL is essential for your survival.
- And it turned out that the LDL level correlated with longevity.
- And when you consume more seed oils, the the susceptibility of your LDL to oxidize goes up.
- For years, the consensus, the scientific nutrition consensus, was that saturated fat was bad, High LDL is bad.
- If you get LDL low enough, HDL ceases to be a meaningful predictor at all.
- Now, if you have a really high LDL, right, but you've got an even higher HDL in the ratio of two to one, that's still OK.
Examples
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For both groups, there were significant decreases in TC and LDL as expected.
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I know my LDL's too high.
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Not until your LDL is under a hundred.
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And also, was it just coincidence that it really brought my LDL down as well?
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So this is just what the LDL cholesterol is doing.
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So this is the conventional wisdom as to how LDL causes heart disease.
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With an optimal diet and exercise regimen, it is possible to lower total and LDL cholesterol by 10% to 15%.
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Risk factors included BMI, elevated BP, elevated total cholesterol and LDL, and low HDL.
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Apolipoprotein B is a constituent component of LDL and apoA1 of HDL.
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The goal for intermediate-risk patients is a 30 percent reduction in their LDL cholesterol level.
Synonyms
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3.8
Cholesterol in small particles that can build up in blood vessels and harm the heart
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5.1
A small particle in the blood that carries cholesterol and increases heart disease risk when levels are high
A blood particle that carries cholesterol and is linked to higher heart disease risk
Compounds
- Specialized
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3.8
Cholesterol in small particles that can build up in blood vessels and harm the heart
- Specialized
A kind of LDL bad cholesterol made when it reacts with oxygen and that clogs arteries with fatty plaque
How Atherogenic
Surface Forms
Morphology
LDL = L + D + L
An initialism (letters L-D-L) that does not transparently convey meaning to learners from the letter forms alone; the expanded phrase is needed to understand the term.
Etymology
LDL stands for low-density lipoprotein: low means 'not heavy' and lipoprotein means 'fat and protein', so the name shows these are lighter particles that carry cholesterol in the blood. Think of LDL as light delivery trucks carrying cholesterol — when too many trucks pile up they can block blood flow, which is why high LDL raises the risk of heart disease.