How to Use cholesterol in a Sentence

cholesterol

noun
  • Did your doctor check your cholesterol?
  • Your body needs some amount of cholesterol to work well.
    Korin Miller, Verywell Health, 20 Feb. 2024
  • And that means their own cells can’t contain cholesterol, the target that the saponins bind to and pierce.
    Wired, 14 July 2022
  • In four months my A1C, blood pressure, and cholesterol went up.
    Patrick Skerrett, STAT, 6 July 2024
  • Test for and treat high LDL cholesterol from midlife onwards.
    New Atlas, 2 Aug. 2024
  • Beans are a good source of fiber and a low-fat, low-calorie, cholesterol-free source of protein.
    Bethany Thayer, Detroit Free Press, 3 Dec. 2022
  • The doctor says my results are very good (cholesterol is 140).
    Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 29 Nov. 2022
  • Plus, Cocomels’ are proud to be free of the top eighty allergens as well as cholesterol, corn syrup, and dairy.
    Ashley Martens, redbookmag.com, 10 May 2023
  • This twice-a-year blood test screens for TSH, total cholesterol, blood glucose and more.
    Elsie Boskamp, USA TODAY, 11 Oct. 2024
  • Egg whites are an excellent source of protein and are low in fat and cholesterol.
    Delaney Nothaft, USA TODAY, 29 June 2023
  • This is the type of cholesterol which leads to plaque formation, causing strokes and heart attacks.
    Nick Blackmer, Verywell Health, 25 Aug. 2023
  • Stenosis is caused by a buildup of blood clots and plaque—a mixture of fatty substances and cholesterol—on the inner walls of the artery.
    Alyssa Hui, Health.com, 15 Mar. 2022
  • Like cholesterol, it's made in the body, and people have varying levels of the chemical in their blood.
    Alice Park, TIME, 6 June 2024
  • These include lower blood pressure, BMI, and cholesterol, to name a few.
    Will Franke, Peoplemag, 31 Mar. 2023
  • Wow, 564 milliliters per deciliter of blood cholesterol sounds fatal by itself.
    Sean Gallagher, Ars Technica, 1 Aug. 2022
  • Eggs, long demonized because of the amount of cholesterol found in the yolk, have now been given a dietary green light.
    Bethany Thayer, Detroit Free Press, 16 Apr. 2022
  • Piedmontese beef is known to be lower in fat and cholesterol.
    Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 27 May 2022
  • Statins, drugs that are used to lower one's cholesterol, can save lives - but come with steep side effects for up to a third of people who need them.
    Dr. Kaviya Sathyakumar, ABC News, 4 Mar. 2023
  • Fazal said since starting the classes her cholesterol level has gone down.
    Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2022
  • Fon’t let your cholesterol or blood pressure, for instance, run amok.
    Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN, 27 Dec. 2022
  • 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
  • The squash brings a bunch of fiber, too, which helps keep your poop regular and even plays a role in lowering cholesterol, Geiger explains.
    Ashia Aubourg, SELF, 26 Sep. 2023
  • The condition occurs when fats, cholesterol and other substances build up on the artery walls, per the Mayo Clinic.
    Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 31 May 2024
  • This occurs when the arteries in the heart are narrowed or become blocked by plaques made of cholesterol deposits.
    Katia Hetter, CNN, 7 Feb. 2024
  • Bempedoic acid works by drawing cholesterol out of the waxy plaque that can build up in artery walls and interfere with blood flow, the same way that statins do.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 7 Mar. 2023
  • More on heart health 'Good' cholesterol may not protect against heart disease, new science shows.
    Linda Carroll, NBC News, 4 Mar. 2023
  • Unfiltered coffee, like a French press, can raise cholesterol but the same does not apply to drip coffee.
    Sheah Rarback, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
  • Trans fat has been known to increase LDL cholesterol which creates issues with the smaller blood vessels.
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 22 Dec. 2022
  • Fats, cholesterol and other substances in blood can build up over time as plaques on arterial walls.
    Michael Irving, New Atlas, 14 Oct. 2024
  • Fiber can help lower cholesterol by binding to it and preventing absorption in the gut, which may reduce the risk of heart disease.
    Johna Burdeos, Health, 7 Oct. 2024

Some of these examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'cholesterol.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

Last Updated: