High Cholesterol
Obesity and excess body weight can cause high, unhealthy cholesterol levels in people. Specifically, obesity can cause bad cholesterol levels (LDL) to be high and good cholesterol (HDL) levels to be low, along with high triglyceride levels. These unhealthy levels can cause heart disease.
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In the past two weeks, I have had several doctors’ appointments. Just routine visits really, checking in with my primary care doctor, neurologist, and rheumatologist, getting new prescriptions, etc. Part of this process includes routine bloodwork. My neurology nurse practitioner was the first one to call me with the results…
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