high cholesterol
noun
: too much cholesterol in one's blood
My doctor told me that high cholesterol can lead to serious medical problems such as heart attacks and strokes.
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Among the services provided are physical exams, cancer screenings and screenings for such conditions as diabetes, anemia, high cholesterol and high blood pressure.
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Nina Totenberg, NPR, 2 Apr. 2025
This includes individuals at risk of heart failure or stroke, including those with high cholesterol, high blood pressure, or a family history of cardiovascular (heart) disease or type 2 diabetes.
—Roxana Ehsani, Verywell Health, 21 Mar. 2025
Researchers controlled for confounding factors including age, body mass index (BMI), physical activity, smoking and alcohol consumption, and history of high blood pressure or high cholesterol.
—Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 10 Mar. 2025
But a growing body of research links cardiovascular events that occur in midlife to risk factors – such as obesity, high blood pressure, high cholesterol and smoking – that begin developing decades earlier, in childhood.
—Laura Williamson/american Heart Association News, Boston Herald, 21 Feb. 2025
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Nina Totenberg, NPR, 2 Apr. 2025
This includes individuals at risk of heart failure or stroke, including those with high cholesterol, high blood pressure, or a family history of cardiovascular (heart) disease or type 2 diabetes.
—Roxana Ehsani, Verywell Health, 21 Mar. 2025
Researchers controlled for confounding factors including age, body mass index (BMI), physical activity, smoking and alcohol consumption, and history of high blood pressure or high cholesterol.
—Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 10 Mar. 2025
But a growing body of research links cardiovascular events that occur in midlife to risk factors – such as obesity, high blood pressure, high cholesterol and smoking – that begin developing decades earlier, in childhood.
—Laura Williamson/american Heart Association News, Boston Herald, 21 Feb. 2025
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“High cholesterol.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high%20cholesterol. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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