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Do cholesterol medications affect heart disease risk?
Statins not only lower cholesterol but they also help in preventing heart diseases.
Last updated on 12 Apr 2023
High cholesterol and heart diseases are related and its a truth and not a myth.
The major risk of LDL cholesterol is that it aids in the built up of plaque which in turn poses a risk of heart diseases and strokes.
There are many risk factors for heart disease and strokes. They are high blood pressure, high low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, diabetes, smoking and secondhand smoke exposure, obesity, unhealthy diet, and physical inactivity
The easiest pill free ways to cut heart diseases are doing free hand exercises and eating foods that do not add to unhealthy cholesterol in the body such as oats, legumes, nuts etc
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