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statinshowstatinswork block production of LDL in the liver bad cholesterol (LDL)slowly, eventually resulting in blocked arteries the flow of oxygen-rich blood to your heart. This can lead to Resources“High Blood Cholesterol: What you need to know”National Heart Blood and Lung Institute: www.nhlbi.nih.gov“About Cholesterol”American Heart Association: www.heart.orgHarvard Health Publicationswww.health.harvard.edu“Healthfinder”www.healthfinder.gov genetics, food intake, and activity, the body an enzyme that’s key to the liver’s production of the liver’s ability to www.medlineplus.govthe main goal of cholesterol treatmentis to lower LDL (bad cholesterol) levels. When diet and exercise are not enough to reduce cholesterol to goal levels, do
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