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Wednesday, 30 January 2019

Exposure to lead or mercury increases cholesterol levels in your blood

Natural News: When someone has high cholesterol, the blame is often pinned on their consumption of foods like cheese and eggs. While dietary choices can indeed influence your cholesterol – although eggs aren’t quite as bad as once believed – a new study shows that something else could be wreaking havoc on your cholesterol levels, even if your diet is flawless: exposure to heavy metals.

According to a study carried out by the American Heart Association, researchers have discovered that people’s LDL, or bad cholesterol, levels become progressively higher as their lead levels rise. They reached their conclusion after looking at a national representative database containing information on the levels of heavy metals and cholesterol in the blood of American adults...read more>>>...