Who Is More Susceptible to Having High Cholesterol WisdomCard™
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Research Notes on Who Is More Susceptible to Having High Cholesterol
It is a good idea to become educated on who is more susceptible to having high cholesterol in order to take steps to prevent getting it. Uncontrollable factors that can increase cholesterol include gender, age, and heredity. Controllable factors include diet, weight, and exercise.1
Fast Facts:
- Men over 45 and women over 55 are more susceptible to having high cholesterol.1
- Other risk factors for high cholesterol include smoking, high blood pressure, and diabetes.2
- A family history of heart disease can make a person more susceptible to having high cholesterol.3
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Research Notes References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Cleveland Clinic (via WebMD): Risk Factors of High Cholesterol
- ↑ Mayo Clinic: Risk Factors for High Blood Cholesterol
- ↑ eMedTV: Overview of High Cholesterol Risk Factors
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- Contributor: Jacky Gamble
- Reviewer: Nicole Kinsey
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- Last update: Oct. 15, 2009
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- Contributor: Jacky Gamble
- Reviewer: Nicole Kinsey
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects: High Cholesterol Risks, Risk Factors of High Cholesterol, Who is at Risk for High Cholesterol, Risk of High Cholesterol
- Last update: Apr. 30, 2009
Each WisdomCard is handcrafted by our team of physician-guided health advocates. Our goal is to make it easy for you to find the most useful health resources for any health topic by filtering out spam and bad links.
