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Why LDL cause atherosclerosis?​

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Cholesterol and Atherosclerosis

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The "bad" cholesterol is called LDL or low-density lipoprotein. LDL can damage your arteries that carry blood from your heart to the rest of your body. Then once the damage has started, LDL keeps on penetrating and building up in the artery walls

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Answer:

According to (LDL) , development of atherosclerosis is caused by a high concentration of LDL‐cholesterol in the blood, and lowering LDL‐cholesterol reverses, atherosclerosis, so preventing cardiovascular disease.

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