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This measures total cholesterol; low-density lipoprotein, or LDL, cholesterol; high-density lipoprotein, or HDL, cholesterol; and triglycerides, another type of fat that hardens the arteries and mainly comes from food.
—Knvul Sheikh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Feb. 2024
The new study, published Wednesday in Neurology, found that having either high or low levels of high-density lipoprotein, or HDL, cholesterol, may increase the risk of dementia in older adults.
—Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC News, 4 Oct. 2023
Dyslipidemia may also involve abnormally low levels of the high-density lipoproteins (HDL) that function to help remove LDL from the blood.
—Debra Manzella, Verywell Health, 21 Aug. 2023
The second type is high-density lipoprotein, or HDL, is often called good cholesterol.
—Erica Sweeney, Men's Health, 27 July 2023
Blood lipids include total cholesterol, low-density lipoproteins (LDL), high-density lipoproteins (HLD), and triglycerides.
—Rebecca Jaspan, Mph, Rd, Cdn, Cdces, Health, 31 May 2023
The other one is high-density lipoprotein, or HDL.
—Josh Fischman, Scientific American, 26 Apr. 2023
Another thing to consider is the low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol ratio to high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol levels.
—Amanda MacMillan, Health, 1 Mar. 2023
Blood Balance boosts the levels of good cholesterol or high-density lipoprotein (HDL) in your body.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 1 Dec. 2020
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Word History
First Known Use
1952, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of high-density lipoprotein was
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“High-density lipoprotein.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high-density%20lipoprotein. Accessed 10 Jun. 2024.
Medical Definition
high-density lipoprotein
noun
: hdl
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