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LDL Cholesterol

How dangerous is high cholesterol in seniors?

Cholesterol is a fatty substance that circulates in your blood. Most of the cholesterol in your body is produced in your liver and is carried in your blood by proteins known as lipoproteins. There are two types of lipoprotein – low density lipoprotein (LDL) and high-density cholesterol (HDL). Stroke is linked to high levels of …

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Factors That Increase Your Risk of High Cholesterol

1. Genetics A condition called familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) can make some people genetically more susceptible to high bad cholesterol. There are two types of familial hypercholesterolemia: heterozygous, in which a person inherits the abnormal gene from only one parent; and homozygous, in which the person has two copies of the abnormal gene, one from each parent. …