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Causes Of LDL Cholesterol

Whether low or high values of your LDL cholesterol levels are determined by many factors, including:
* Diet,
* Body weight,
* The level of physical activity,
* Age (cholesterol increases with age)
* Sex (men have cholesterol levels higher),
* Alcohol consumption,
* Heredity.
The consumption of foods high in saturated fat and dietary cholesterol is another cause of elevated cholesterol. Other [...]

Symptoms Of High Cholesterol

What are the symptoms of blood cholesterol?
You can not feel if you have high cholesterol levels in the same way you can do with a headache, but a high level combined with other risk factors can lead to atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease symptoms.

Atherosclerosis is the buildup of cholesterol and fat (fatty deposits or plaques) [...]