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Why do I have high cholesterol? 
(HealthDay News) -- High cholesterol may be triggered by a number of factors, many of which you can control.
The following are risk factors:
- eating foods that contain too much fat and cholesterol
- being overweight or obese
- getting insufficient exercise
- having a genetic condition called familial hypercholesterolemia.
Source: U.S. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Copyright: © 2011 HealthDay. All rights reserved.
First published: 08/29/2011
Last updated: 08/29/2011
Reviewed by: HealthDay, a service of ScoutNews, LLC
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