コレステロール
Meanings
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cholesterol
A common noun used both in everyday health contexts and in medical or nutritional discussion, often in compounds such as コレステロール値.
At my health checkup, I was told my cholesterol level was high.
This food does not contain cholesterol.
Usage patterns
- コレステロールが高いto have high cholesterol
My father has high cholesterol, so he's cutting back on fatty foods.
- コレステロールを下げるto lower one's cholesterol
Exercise is effective for lowering cholesterol.
- コレステロールを気にするto watch/worry about one's cholesterol
Lately I've been watching my cholesterol and cutting back on eggs.
- 〈物〉にコレステロールが多い(a food) to be high in cholesterol
Liver contains a lot of cholesterol.