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What Causes Increase In Bad Cholesterol?
I have had a perfect good cholesterol to bad cholesterol ratio for all my life. This last blood work up showed my bad cholesterol had risen too high. I eat healthy. I exercise regularly. I just turned 66 and am not overweight. What can cause such a change.
Mon, 3 Dec 2018
Hello,
Please get your diabetes status checked. Too much eating of red meat. And beef and pork can also cause bad cholesterol. Also, cause bad cholesterol to rise.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr Deepak Sundriyal, Oncologist
Please get your diabetes status checked. Too much eating of red meat. And beef and pork can also cause bad cholesterol. Also, cause bad cholesterol to rise.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr Deepak Sundriyal, Oncologist
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