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(The answers may surprise you.)

Mark each of the following statements true or false.  The correct answers can be found at the beginning of the article.

1. The lower your cholesterol, the healthier you will be.
2. A healthy range of cholesterol is 0 -200.
3. Cholesterol helps protect against environmental toxins.
4. Cholesterol less than 150 significantly reduces your risk of heart disease.
5. The use of statin drugs to lower cholesterol has lowered the incidence of heart disease.
6. Oxidative stress and inflammation are the root cause of elevated LDL.
7. Your risk of death is two times higher with low cholesterol than it is with high cholesterol.
8. High insulin levels are a greater risk factor for cardiovascular disease than high cholesterol.
9. The optimal cholesterol level is 225.
10. Cholesterol is a stand-alone test that can be used to determine health and disease.

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