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Pectins help keep your low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol in check.
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Lauren O'Connor, Health, 2 June 2026
Research shows that drinking green tea regularly may lower total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, and blood triglyceride levels.
—Carrie Madormo, Verywell Health, 30 May 2026
The subgroup of participants who received the largest dose have seen their bad cholesterol—that is, their low-density lipoprotein or LDL—drop 62 percent, to a mean of 78 mg per deciliter.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 28 May 2026
The test at the center of that approach measures how much low-density lipoprotein, or LDL cholesterol, is circulating in part of the blood.
—Anna McKie, Wired News, 11 May 2026
There are high hopes for US biotech company Scribe Therapeutics' STX-1150 treatment, which epigenetically silences the PCSK9 gene in the liver to reduce low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C).
—New Atlas, 25 Jan. 2026
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Lauren O'Connor, Health, 2 June 2026
Research shows that drinking green tea regularly may lower total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, and blood triglyceride levels.
—Carrie Madormo, Verywell Health, 30 May 2026
The subgroup of participants who received the largest dose have seen their bad cholesterol—that is, their low-density lipoprotein or LDL—drop 62 percent, to a mean of 78 mg per deciliter.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 28 May 2026
The test at the center of that approach measures how much low-density lipoprotein, or LDL cholesterol, is circulating in part of the blood.
—Anna McKie, Wired News, 11 May 2026
There are high hopes for US biotech company Scribe Therapeutics' STX-1150 treatment, which epigenetically silences the PCSK9 gene in the liver to reduce low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C).
—New Atlas, 25 Jan. 2026
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“Low-density lipoprotein.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/low-density%20lipoprotein. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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low-density lipoprotein
noun
low-den·si·ty lipoprotein
ˈlō-ˈden(t)-sət-ē- 
: ldl
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