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Things That Will Give You High Cholesterol

By now, you probably know a lot about the risks of heart disease; especially with the high amount of information that is available on this subject. However, you should know that there are many different risk factors for high cholesterol that we never seem to pay enough attention to. You may be wondering what they are. Perhaps you are wondering what they have to do with you. The first thing that needs to be said is in identifying what they are. Of course, much of this is just common sense.

Some of the foods that can contribute to your high cholesterol are fast foods, chips, soft drinks, candy bars, refined sugars, butter cream, fried cheese, fried dough, and cotton candy. These are the ones you can control by simply not eating them whenever possible. These are all of the comfort foods that most of us have been eating since we were kids. They are familiar to you and your mother. However you should be warned that they will kill you if you let them so it stands to reason that your health beckons you to avoid them. Some risk factors for high cholesterol are part of your normal every day lifestyle.

Weight problems, smoking, alcohol abuse, as well as horrible are all another part of your daily life. Some of the causes of high cholesterol can’t be prevented. For example, high cholesterol is also hereditary. However it is good to note that this is a factor that you have to live with.

Diabetes, kidney disease, liver disease, hyperthyroidism are just some of the dangers that these foods can cause; high cholesterol is just another side effect.