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What substance associated with animal fat is responsible for the narrowing of arteries?
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∙ 11y ago
Cholesterol is the substance associated with animal fat that causes atherosclerosis(the narrowing, or hardening, of arteries due to plaque that is formed from cholesterol build up in coronary arteries).
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