high cholesterol
collocation in Englishmeaningsofhighandcholesterol
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high
adjective
uk/haɪ/us/haɪ/
(especially of things that are not living) being a large distance from top to bottom or a long way above the ground, or having the stated distance from top ...
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cholesterol
noun[U]
uk/kəˈles.tər.ɒl/us/kəˈles.tə.rɑːl/
a substance containing a lot of fat that is found in the body tissue and blood of all animals, thought to be part of the cause of heart disease if there is too much ...
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(Definition ofhighandcholesterolfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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We found that those withhighcholesteroland chronic back pain were more likely to use a book.
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Defininghighcholesterolrather than heart disease as the condition to be treated transforms a risk factor into a disease entity.
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Consider research that involves drawing blood from participants to measure the percentage of people in a population that havehighcholesterol.
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It is implicitly assumed thathighcholesterolleads to heart disease and that lowering cholesterol will prevent heart disease.
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It's because we get intohighcholesteroland heart problems and things like that.
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Biological factors included obesity (body mass index >30 kg/m2), reported doctordiagnosed hypertension andhighcholesterol.
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Generally, as people age,highcholesterollevels are associated with increased longevity.
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In the magazines we reviewed,highcholesterolitself is perceived as the disease to be feared and cured.
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Diet is newsworthy, and most would have some idea about what constitutes a healthy diet, or the dangers ofhighcholesterollevels.
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Possibly the flagella which are present in their preparations contribute to thehighcholesterolvalues, or we select a particular plasma membrane domain poor in cholesterol.
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The threat of limp prose or lifeless logic, almost as grim as that ofhighcholesterolor carcinogens, should be enough to disconcert even the most indifferent speaker or writer.
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Medical treatment, including complicated surgery required by patients with excessivelyhighcholesterollevels, is also more expensive than simple, traditional foods.
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It also causes metabolic disorders and a consequent propensity to diabetes, circulatory diseases, hypertension andhighcholesterollevels.
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We have heard about some of those causes today: being overweight, too little exercise, high blood pressure,highcholesterollevels and smoking.
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They therefore recommend that people who have ahighcholesterolrate should use skimmed milk, which is devoid of animal fats.
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Whether it has stopped large numbers of people smoking or eating foods withhighcholesterolis another matter.
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There are clear, specific targets, for both men and women, to reducehighcholesterollevels and high blood pressure, and to encourage physical activity.
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We do not go around complaining about high blood pressure or abouthighcholesterolbecause they hurt, but we have them treated because we fear the long-term consequences.
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Besides diabetes, other factors that may also increase high blood pressure include obesity, insulin resistance andhighcholesterollevels.
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