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# Family history (either familial Heart disease, inherited high cholesterol or LDL) # Excess weight # Diabetes # Smoking # Poor diet (high fat, high cholesterol, insufficient dietary fiber) # Sedentary lifestyle (no exercise) # Stressful lifestyle (constant worry)
Factors:

- lack of exercise

- vigorous activities

- foods rich in hydrogenated fats and alcohol

- poor lifestyle

- emotional stress

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