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LDL Cholesterol |
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LDL Cholesterol Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol is the primary cholesterol molecule. High levels of LDL increase the risk of coronary heart disease. LDL is nicknamed "bad" cholesterol. Mentioned in: Atherosclerosis, Coronary Artery Disease |
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| Both groups lost weight and had lower blood total and LDL cholesterol levels. When too much LDL cholesterol circulates in the blood, it can slowly build up in the inner walls of the arteries that feed the heart and brain and form a hard deposit that can clog those arteries. A recent study by scientists at the Institute for Aging Research at Albert Einstein School of Medicine in New York City found that many centenarians (100-year-olds) carry an inherited ability to produce larger particles of LDL cholesterol. |
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