Cholesterol is a soft, waxy substance tasked with carrying digested fat from your liver to other body parts that require fat for healing and energy. It also brings fat to your body’s “fat storage sites”. Cholesterol travels within your blood in “packets” of lipoproteins, or protein outside and fat inside. These lipoproteins exist in the […]
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Coronary Artery Disease
Coronary artery disease, or CAD, is when the coronary arteries that supply oxygen and blood to the heart are narrowed. This is usually caused by atherosclerosis, when cholesterol, fat, and other substances collect in the arteries. This collection of substances is usually called plaque, and it scares and irritates the arteries, which cause them to […]