anticholesterol
adjective
an·ti·cho·les·ter·ol
ˌan-tē-kə-ˈle-stə-ˌrōl 
-ˌrȯl,
ˌan-tī-
: tending to reduce the level of cholesterol in the blood
Most of the anticholesterol drugs known as statins … suppress cholesterol production in the liver, our richest source of cholesterol.—
Tom Valeo
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For example, when an ad for the anticholesterol drug Lipitor trumpets a one-third reduction in the risk of heart attack or stroke, that is a relative risk, devoid of meaning without context.
—Jeanne Lenzer, Discover Magazine, 11 Feb. 2011
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Jeanne Lenzer, Discover Magazine, 11 Feb. 2011
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anticholesterol
adjective
an·ti·cho·les·ter·ol
-kə-ˈles-tə-ˌrōl, -ˌrȯl
: tending to reduce the level of cholesterol in the blood
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