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High cholesterol can be either inherited or acquired. Acquired high cholesterol results from lifestyle factors instead of being genetic.
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Professional drivers may have a lifestyle that contributes to high cholesterol, including poor diet, physical inactivity and smoking. |
Some studies estimate that nearly half of all adult Americans have some form of acquired high cholesterol. Many of the risk factors of acquired high cholesterol are controllable. These risk factors include:
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Diabetes;
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Obesity;
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Physical inactivity;
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Smoking;
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Excessive alcohol consumption.
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Risk factors that cannot be controlled by the patient include:
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Age (45 years or older for men; 55 years or older for women); and
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Family history of early heart disease (father or brother affected before age 55, mother or sister affected before age 65).
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Some people suffer from high cholesterol that is a combination of genetic problems and lifestyle factors.
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