In 2002, heart disease statistics show that 696,947 people died of heart disease (51% were women). This was 29% of all U.S. deaths. In 2006, heart disease is projected to cost more than $258 billion, including health care services, medications, and lost productivity.
High cholesterol is often the result of unhealthy lifestyle such as poor diet consisting of saturated fat, trans fat; lack of exercise; and smoking. Aging, obesity and diabetes can cause cholesterol to raise, too. High cholesterol can, however, be inherited. Find out more at:
https://www.howtopreventheartdisease.com/can-one-born-with-high-cholesterol.html
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Labels: familial hypercholesterolemia, heart attack, heart disease, LDL
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