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Cholesterol Fact or Fiction Quiz

How much do you know about cholesterol?

  1. The lower your cholesterol, the lower your risk for heart disease.
  2. If a product's package reads "low cholesterol", it's also low in fat.
  3. The best age to have your cholesterol level checked is 50 because that's the peak age for heart attacks in men.
  4. Cholesterol isn't the only risk factor for heart disease that you should worry about.
  5. Women don't get heart disease, so they don't need to worry about cholesterol.
  6. There's no cholesterol in peanut butter.
  7. I can lower my cholesterol by eating more fish instead of meat.

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