Cholesterol Kills Collage‏

Human Skull

Cholesterol

The orange atom is oxygen. The dark purple atoms are carbons. The white atoms are hydrogens. This is a bad fat. Some cholesterol is needed to make other molecules, but the usual situation is that you have too much cholesterol
unless you are a bady. Babies do not have atherosclerosis yet.
Stroke
Too much cholesterol can cause a stroke, which is a blood clot in the brain.

What Foods Should We Avoid?
Animals and animal products contain cholesterol. Plants and plant products do not.

Chicken

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Craig Olson
CraigEdwinOlson1@yahoo.com

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Craig Olson Apr 21, 2012, 10:55am UTC

Enjoy. Learn. Live.

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Ed Da Head Toker Apr 21, 2012, 5:09pm UTC

kooool post

Craig Olson Apr 24, 2012, 9:29am UTC

Thanks. My Mother died from an atherosclerotic stroke.

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Craig Olson Apr 24, 2012, 9:30am UTC

Her cholesterol was too high.

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Craig Olson Apr 24, 2012, 10:00am UTC

Sodium is also a factor in cardiovascular disease including hypertension and stroke, which can be caused by hypertension. Body weight is also a factor.

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Cynthia C. Apr 25, 2012, 2:42pm UTC

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