raise blood cholesterol levels

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• Cholesterol — IUPAC name …   Wikipedia

• cholesterol — /keuh les teuh rohl , rawl /, n. Biochem. 1. a sterol, C27H46O, that occurs in all animal tissues, esp. in the brain, spinal cord, and adipose tissue, functioning chiefly as a protective agent in the skin and myelin sheaths of nerve cells, a… …   Universalium

• cholesterol — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ elevated (esp. AmE), high, raised ▪ low ▪ blood ▪ raised blood cholesterol levels ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• trans-fatty acid — an unsaturated fatty acid formed by the partial hydrogenation of vegetable oil, believed to raise blood cholesterol levels. Also, trans fatty acid. [1975 80; TRANS + FATTY ACID] * * * …   Universalium

• Oil, tropical — Coconut, palm kernel or palm oil. Like all fats and oils, these three oils contain various types of fatty acids but, unlike other plant oils, they contain a great deal of saturated fatty acids. Coconut oil is 92%, palm kernel oil 82% and palm oil …   Medical dictionary

• Tropical oil — Coconut, palm kernel or palm oil. Like all fats and oils, these three oils contain various types of fatty acids but, unlike other plant oils, they contain a great deal of saturated fatty acids. Coconut oil is 92%, palm kernel oil 82% and palm oil …   Medical dictionary

• trans-fatty acid — trans′ fat ty ac′id ortrans′ fat ty ac′id n. nut an unsaturated fatty acid formed by the partial hydrogenation of vegetable oil, believed to raise blood cholesterol levels • Etymology: 1975–80 …   From formal English to slang

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