Health Tip: What's Behind High Cholesterol?

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Wednesday, April 01, 2009

High cholesterol is a major risk factor for heart disease. If your numbers are rising, there are a few possible reasons.

The U.S. National Heart Lung and Blood Institute lists these factors that can affect blood cholesterol:

A diet high in saturated fat or cholesterol-rich foods.
Being overweight.
Not getting enough exercise.
Getting older, and being a postmenopausal female.
A family history of high cholesterol.

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