1. High Blood Cholesterol is one of the risk factors for heart disease that you can do something about.

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2. To lower your blood cholesterol level you must stop eating meat altogether.

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3. Any blood cholesterol level below 240 mg/dL is desirable for adults.

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4. Fish oil supplements are recommended to lower blood cholesterol.

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5. To lower your blood cholesterol level you should eat less saturated fat, total fat, and cholesterol, and lose weight if you are overweight.

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6. Saturated fats raise your blood cholesterol level more than anything else in your diet.

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7. All vegetable oils help lower blood cholesterol levels.

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8. Lowering blood cholesterol levels can help people who have already had a heart attack.

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9. All children need to have their blood cholesterol levels checked.

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10. Women don't need to worry about high blood cholesterol and heart disease.

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11. HDL is the "good" cholesterol

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12. We need to eat some foods containing cholesterol since our body does not produce all the cholesterol we need.

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13. Cholesterol is used in our body to help build and maintain nerve cells and to manufacture natural hormones.

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14. High cholesterol can be caused by your genetic makeup, your diet, and your lack of exercise.

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15. About 25% of all Americans are estimated to have blood cholesterol levels that are higher than desirable

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16. If you take medication to lower cholesterol, you no longer need to worry about a healthy diet and exercise.

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17. When a food says it's low in cholesterol, that's the best sign it's heart healthy.

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