atherogenic
adjective
ath·ero·gen·ic
ˌa-thə-rō-ˈje-nik 
: relating to or causing atherogenesis
an atherogenic diet
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But neither number reveals the actual count of those atherogenic particles, which can carry very different amounts of cholesterol from person to person.
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Miami Herald,
26 June 2026
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Samantha Agate,
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atherogenic
adjective
ath·ero·gen·ic
-ˈjen-ik
: relating to or causing atherogenesis
atherogenic diets
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