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True or false: increased stress lowers cholesterol levels
False! Increased stress can raise cholesterol levels
Does smoking increase or decrease the chance of developing high cholesterol?
Increase
True or false: there's a "good type of cholesterol and a "bad" type of cholesterol"
True!
True or false: younger adults do not need to get their cholesterol levels checked
False! Younger adults should still get their cholesterol tested
True or false: having diabetes increases the risk of developing high cholesterol
True!
What types of problems can high cholesterol lead to?
Heart attacks, other heart diseases, & strokes
What are some ways to prevent high cholesterol?
Having a healthy diet & exercising regularly
What types of foods contribute to high cholesterol?
Fried food, fast food, desserts, chips, fatty meats, foods with a lot of butter or oil, etc.
True or false: high cholesterol does not have any symptoms
True! There are no symptoms until it causes a disease/disorder to occur