(HealthDay News) -- High cholesterol may be triggered by a
number of factors, many of which you can control.
The U.S. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute cites these
risk factors:
- Eating foods that contain too much fat and cholesterol.
- Being overweight or obese.
- Getting insufficient exercise.
- Having a genetic condition called familial
hypercholesterolemia.
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