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Eating a lot of fatty foods can lead to atherosclerosis, but so can smoking, a fatty diet, lack of exercise and a family history that includes heart problems, according to the American Heart Association's Web site on the topic. For more info, see: http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4440.

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