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The Cholesterol Risk
About 1 in 6 American adults has high total cholesterol of 240 mg/dL or higher. This doubles their risk of developing heart disease, compared to people with low cholesterol.
Ideally, total cholesterol should be lower than 200 mg/dL.
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