What is the biggest culprit of high cholesterol?

A High-Sugar Diet. Saturated fat is often blamed as the main dietary cause of heart disease. But too much sugar is a culprit, too. A diet high in the sweet stuff causes your liver to make more LDL cholesterol and triglycerides, and less HDL cholesterol.

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Alcohol: “Associations Between Heavy Alcohol Drinking and Lipid-Related Indices in Middle-Aged Men.”

American Journal of Kidney Disease: “Cholesterol Metabolism and CKD.”

Atherosclerosis: “The Cholesterol-Raising Diterpenes From Coffee Beans Increase Serum Lipid Transfer Protein Activity Levels in Humans.” Cleveland Clinic: “Estrogen & Hormones,” “People with Diabetes May Be Missing Out on HDL Cardiovascular Protections,” “What You Should Know About Cholesterol and Coffee,” “Why a Sweet Tooth Spells Trouble for Your Heart.”

Clinical Thyroidology for the Public: “Treating hypothyroidism decreases cholesterol levels.”

Endotext: “Lipid and Lipoprotein Metabolism in Liver Disease,” “Medication Induced Changes in Lipids and Lipoproteins.” Harvard Health Publishing: “Pressed Coffee is Going Mainstream -- But Should You Drink It?” Journal of the American College of Cardiology: “Are Changes in Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in Midlife Due to Chronological Aging or the Menopausal Transition?”

Kidney International: “Disorders of Lipid Metabolism in Nephrotic Syndrome: Mechanisms and Consequences.”

Medicine: “What Are the Effects of Psychological Stress and Physical Work on Blood Lipid Profiles?”

National Kidney Foundation: “High Cholesterol = High Kidney Disease Risk.”

Texas Heart Institute: “Cholesterol and Women: Top 5 Cholesterol Myths Debunked.”

The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center: “It Stands to Reason: Sitting Less Can Improve Health, Extend Life.”

The Open Cardiovascular Medicine Journal: “Effects of Thyroid Dysfunction on Lipid Profile.”

The Ochsner Journal: “Cardiovascular Disease and Diabetes: Modifying Risk Factors Other than Glucose Control.” UT Southwestern Medical Center: “Pregnancy, Statins, and High Cholesterol: What Women Need to Know.” Biology of Reproduction: “The Role of Maternal-Fetal Cholesterol Transport in Early Fetal Life: Current Insights.”

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: “Alcohol Metabolism: An Update.”

American Heart Association: “Is drinking alcohol part of a healthy lifestyle?”

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases: “Definition & Facts of NAFLD & NASH.”

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Does a normal CBC rule out lymphoma?

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When should a man go to a urologist?

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