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Controlling Cholesterol Counts

Cardiovascular disease is the leading killer of men and women in the United States, claiming one million lives each year. Cardiovascular disease includes diseases of the heart, but it also includes stroke and blockages in other arteries in the body.

Cholesterol is one of the most established risk factors for heart disease, yet people are still confused. Learn what cholesterol is and what we can do to control it.

Cardiovascular disease is the leading killer of men and women in the United States, claiming one million lives each year.

Cardiovascular disease includes diseases of the heart, but it also includes stroke and blockages in other arteries in the body. And it's important to know that about half of all the deaths due to cardiovascular disease are due to coronary heart disease. Coronary artery disease develops when cholesterol is deposited and absorbed into the wall of a vessel within the heart.

Cholesterol is one of the most established risk factors for heart disease, yet people are still confused. Learn what cholesterol is and what we can do to control it.
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