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130 to 159 \xv and eve
of 160 or higber high.
Smo ing and high blood
pr e can dramatically in
crease the d ger from hi
chole terol. Pre-menopausal
omen re at 10 ri k for
, coronary he while
there i no- evidence that
cholesterol levels heart
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Another problem i market­
ing--eimed at exploi . public
fear abo chole terol, Super­
mar et shelves e . c ed with
products dYertising themsel­
v "10 in cholesterol," or
"cholesterol-free," but some of
th same products could be
10 ded with turated fats,
which the body can convert into
serum cholesterol.
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said. "It's no bl tantly false, but
it gives a f impr . on."
Chen th . d recent d-
vertisemen touting dietary oat
br n s a way to lowere
cholesterol could Iso be mis-
leading. ,
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id, ut th r U."
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re co d m people feel
cholesterol in uniformly b d,
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