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Your high cholesterol might be genetic By Angela Haupt Editor, Health and Wellness If your parents have high cholesterol, that doesn't mean that you will, too. But 1 in 250 people has an inherited condition called familial hypercholesterolemia. With FH, your cholesterol won’t budge without medication—even if you have a healthy lifestyle. Most doctors overlook FH, experts told me, which opens the door to early heart attacks and other cardiac problems. HERE'S WHAT TO KNOW Share This Story

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