We're supposed to keep our LDL below 100 to be healthy, but in these people, it was nearing 250.

常识认为，LDL 水平值低于 100 才算健康，但在这些患者中，这个值都接近 250。

If your LDL cholesterol is high, you are at risk for heart disease.

LDL 胆固醇水平高，就有患心脏病的风险。

As more HDL counteracts the effects of LDL.

更多的高密度脂蛋白会抵消低密度脂蛋白的影响。

Statins, for instance, are very effective at lowering LDL levels, and he'd use those.

例如，他汀类药物降低低密度脂蛋白水平方面非常有效，而他会使用这些药物。

Right. One is your level of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, or LDL.

对。一个是你的低密度脂蛋白胆固醇水平，或 LDL。

Saturated fat creates low-density lipoprotein, or LDL, which is the bad kind of cholesterol.

饱和脂肪会产生低密度脂蛋白，即 LDL ，这是一种有害的胆固醇。

Furthermore, it decreased the level of triglycerides, LDL cholesterol and blood glucose, and increased the level of HDL cholesterol.

此外，生酮饮食还降低了患者体内的甘油三酯、低密度脂蛋白胆固醇及血糖水平，增加了高密度脂蛋白胆固醇水平。

This good fat helps reduce inflammation and levels of LDL, or bad cholesterol, in the blood.

这种好油脂帮助降低血液中低密度脂蛋白也就是坏胆固醇的发炎程度。

But we know total cholesterol is somewhat outdated, and now the concern is about LDL — the so-called " bad" cholesterol.

但谁都知道，总胆固醇这项指标已经过时了。如今大家更加关心 LDL 这一数据——所谓的“坏“胆固醇。

Trans fats can increase the risk of cardiovascular disease because they boost our LDL cholesterol levels.

反式脂肪会增加心血管疾病的风险，因为它们会提高我们的低密度脂蛋白胆固醇水平。