cholesterol
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- noun
- /kəˈlɛstəˌrɔl/
:
colesterol
- High levels of cholesterol can increase the risk of heart disease.
- high cholesterol
- total cholesterol
- cholesterol level
Yeah, your meebum glands use cholesterol to make meebum.
- Yeah, your meebum glands use cholesterol to make meebum.
- High blood fat and high cholesterol is a recipe for disaster.
- So this is just what the LDL cholesterol is doing.
- So the term bad cholesterol doesn't actually mean anything.
- Is that the same cholesterol or is that something different?
- And then you do need to know what some of your cholesterol levels are.
- Therefore you need to eat foods that are rich in cholesterol to feed your brain.
- Before we unpack that, why is high cholesterol bad?
- High blood cholesterol, high blood glucose and a big waistline.
- These are carriers of cholesterol, all right.
- OK, I said what, what number is the right number for cholesterol?
Examples
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She didn't have high blood pressure, high cholesterol or diabetes.
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High blood fat and high cholesterol is a recipe for disaster.
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Is that the same cholesterol or is that something different?
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And then you do need to know what some of your cholesterol levels are.
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- Speaking of which, Did you get your cholesterol results back?
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Food that is supposed to lower your cholesterol may, in fact, raise your level.
Academic text (1992) -
The UK population has one of the highest average cholesterol concentrations in the world.
Academic text (2011) -
For instance, many will likely develop high blood pressure and high cholesterol, which increase the risk for cardiovascular diseases.
Academic text (2013) -
Your triglycerides are way high, and your bad cholesterol is shockingly bad.
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My worst fear is that cheese is upping everyone's cholesterol.
Synonyms
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A short word for cholesterol, the fat in the blood
A fatty substance made in the liver and found in animal bodies
Compounds
- Specialized
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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 Much
- Specialized
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Cholesterol comes from Greek parts chole ('bile') and stereos ('solid'), because it was first found as a solid in bile. So, cholesterol is a waxy, fat-like substance found in the blood and in cell walls.