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- Reduce your risk of early death
You can dramatically reduce your risk of early death by making a few simple lifestyle changes.
- Genetic factors and cholesterol
Familial hypercholesterolaemia is an inherited condition characterised by higher than normal levels of blood cholesterol.
- Cirrhosis of the liver
Cirrhosis is a type of liver damage where healthy cells are replaced by scar tissue.
- Cholesterol
Your body needs cholesterol, but it can make its own. You don't need cholesterol in your diet.
- Blood pressure (high) - hypertension
Hypertension, or high blood pressure, can increase your risk of heart attack, kidney failure and stroke.
- Heart disease - enlarged heart
An enlarged heart isn?t a condition in itself, but a symptom of an underlying problem that is causing the heart to work harder than normal.
- Osteomyelitis
Osteomyelitis means an infection of bone which can either be recent or longstanding.
- Thyroid - Hashimoto's disease
Hashimoto's disease progresses very slowly over many years, so the symptoms may go unnoticed.
- Triglycerides
If a person habitually eats more kilojoules than they burn, they will have raised triglyceride levels in the blood.
- Cereals and wholegrain foods
Common cereal foods include bread, breakfast cereals and pasta.