How to Use LDL in a Sentence

LDL

noun

• Test for and treat high LDL cholesterol from midlife onwards.
  — New Atlas, 2 Aug. 2024
• For most people, LDL should be below 100 mg/dL — the lower, the better.
  — Knvul Sheikh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Feb. 2024
• The most common are called statins, which decrease LDL levels.
  — Katherine Hobson, Time, 19 June 2023
• In contrast, statins can reduce LDL levels by as much as 50%.
  — Gina Kolata, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Mar. 2023
• Studies have shown that statins lower the risk of heart attack in people with high LDL cholesterol.
  — Ayesha Gulzar, Verywell Health, 20 Sep. 2024
• This is the type of fat that can cause LDL cholesterol — the bad kind — to build up in your blood vessels, which also increases the risk of heart disease and stroke.
  — Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2024
• She’s been on a statin ever since, and her LDL has dropped significantly.
  — Angela Haupt, TIME, 12 Aug. 2024
• Most received doses that didn't make a measurable difference in their LDL levels, but were found to be safe.
  — Erika Edwards, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2023
• Women with the highest levels of LDL cholesterol had a 36% higher risk for heart disease compared with those with the lowest levels.
  — Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC News, 31 Aug. 2024
• Regular intake of the soluble fiber in oats has also been shown to help reduce LDL cholesterol (a.k.a.
  — Jackie Lam, Women's Health, 2 Aug. 2023
• Your body makes all the LDL cholesterol necessary for healthy cell development.
  — Michelle Pugle, Health, 7 Sep. 2023
• While the lower doses didn’t have much of an effect, the highest dose reduced LDL cholesterol by 55 percent in the single patient who received it.
  — Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 15 Nov. 2023
• For now, Snyder suggests people in their 40s keep a close eye on their lipids, especially LDL cholesterol.
  — Linda Carroll, NBC News, 14 Aug. 2024
• The presence of too much low-density lipoprotein, or LDL cholesterol, in the blood raises the risk for heart attack and stroke by contributing to plaque buildup in arteries.
  — Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 June 2024
• Arteries become clogged because LDL cholesterol is supposed to take cholesterol produced in the liver to other parts of the body where it is used as a building block.
  — Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 12 Sep. 2024
• By comparison, some statins can lower LDL levels by as much as 50 percent.
  — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 7 Mar. 2023
• Some studies have even found that swapping quinoa for wheat may lead to significantly lower levels of total cholesterol, bad (LDL) cholesterol, and body weight.
  — Ana Morales, Vogue, 12 July 2024
• Three patients, however, were given higher doses — and their LDL cholesterol levels were reduced by more than half.
  — Erika Edwards, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2023
• Instead of focusing on total cholesterol, aim to reduce harmful fats in the blood such as triglycerides and low density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol.
  — Lisa Rapaport, EverydayHealth.com, 11 Oct. 2024
• Traditional pie crust is made with butter, lard or vegetable shortening — all high in saturated fat, which can raise LDL, or bad, cholesterol and increase the risk of heart disease and stroke.
  — Bethany Thayer, Detroit Free Press, 29 Apr. 2023
• Everyone should know their blood sugar, blood pressure, waist circumference and bad (LDL) cholesterol.
  — Cara Lynn Shultz, Peoplemag, 30 May 2024
• Regular, brisk walking helps lower LDL (bad) cholesterol, control blood pressure, strengthen muscles, burn calories, and lift mood.
  — Heidi Godman, Chicago Tribune, 3 May 2023
• But the heart association’s report noted that these improvements tend to be short-lasting, and that very-low-carb diets often cause an increase in LDL cholesterol levels, which can heighten the risk of heart disease.
  — Anahad O'Connor, Anchorage Daily News, 30 Apr. 2023
• Yet another trial showed that fewer women achieved their LDL cholesterol and blood pressure goals when researchers compared therapies.
  — Kristen Fischer, Health, 31 May 2024
• The researchers didn’t find any association between LDL cholesterol and dementia risk.
  — Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC News, 4 Oct. 2023
• Trial participants who took the statin had an almost 40% reduction in average LDL cholesterol after 28 days.
  — Julie Washington, cleveland, 19 Dec. 2022
• There are medications to lower LDL cholesterol and to help control inflammation, including low-dose colchicine, a drug that’s traditionally been used to treat gout.
  — Brenda Goodman, CNN, 31 Aug. 2024
• Research has shown that berberine can help lower fasting glucose, post-meal glucose, hemoglobin A1c, and even LDL and triglyceride levels in people with type 2 diabetes.
  — Casey Seiden, Verywell Health, 3 May 2024
• Some research supports walnuts to reduce LDL (bad cholesterol that contributes to clogging arteries).
  — Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 6 June 2024
• In contrast, a low-sugar diet did not impact microbiome diversity and lowered LDL cholesterol.
  — Sarah Garone, Health, 18 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 19 Dec 2024