Major risk factors for heart disease – how do you get heart disease?

Heart disease risk factorsRisk factors are those things you do or conditions you may be suffering from that increase your chances of getting a particular disease.

What causes heart disease?

High blood cholesterol

Cholesterol is a fatty substance that is produced by the liver and is used for various things in the body.The liver produces cholesterol which is then carried as LDH (low density lipoprotein) or HDL (high density lipoprotein). HDL actually removes cholesterol from the blood so that it doesn’t build up on the walls of your arteries. Read more

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