Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- abbreviation low-density lipoprotein
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Med., Biochem.)
Low-density lipoprotein , a lipoprotein that transports cholesterol in the blood; high levels are thought to be associated with increased risk of coronary heart disease and atherosclerosis; sometimes called informallybad cholesterol .
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- initialism
low-density lipoproteins (see Wikipedia article: low-density lipoproteins) - initialism navigation limiting danger lines
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- noun a lipoprotein that transports cholesterol in the blood; composed of moderate amount of protein and a large amount of cholesterol; high levels are thought to be associated with increased risk of coronary heart disease and atherosclerosis
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Examples
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Investigators for the Levin panel also obtained e-mails that show Goldman Sachs executives criticizing each other for putting information in e-mails and using the term LDL for "let's discuss live" when sensitive topics arose, the Journal reported, citing unidentified people familiar with the matter.
Bloomberg 2010
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Investigators for the Levin panel also obtained e-mails that show Goldman Sachs executives criticizing each other for putting information in e-mails and using the term LDL for "let's discuss live" when sensitive topics arose, the Journal reported, citing unidentified people familiar with the matter.
BusinessWeek.com -- 2010
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While weight loss was similar for both diets (approximately 4.0 kg), reductions in LDL-C concentration were greater for the low-carbohydrate compared with the high-carbohydrate diet.
Dr. Sharma’s Obesity Notes » Blog Archive » “Eco Atkins” Beats High-Carb Ovo-Lacto Vegetarian 2009
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LDL is bad because it ferries fats into the blood, where it can build up within artery walls.
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The LDL is delivered to a lysosome where the cholesteryl ester is cleaved to yield free cholesterol to be utilized for membrane synthesis or is converted to steroid hormones and bile acids.
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The LDL is a spherical particle with a radius of one millionth millimeter.
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These people had an average reduction in total blood cholesterol concentration of 5.1%, and a reduction in low-density lipoprotein, or so-called LDL or "bad" cholesterol, of 7.4%.
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Cholesterol comes in two forms: bad cholesterol (called LDL for low-density lipoprotein) builds up inside arteries and causes heart disease, while good cholesterol (called HDL, for high-density lipoprotein) removes fat from arteries and moves it to the liver.
Heart disease study finds genetic factors predispose risk of attack 2010
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Toxic testosteroneThe hormone increases levels of bad cholesterol (known as LDL) and decreases levels of good cholesterol (HDL), while estrogen does just the opposite.
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Saturated fats, and trans fats in particular, drive the production of LDL, which is referred to as “bad” cholesterol.
THE PROGRAM KELLY TRAVER 2009
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