Risk factors for CAD

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Let's take a rundown of those at risk of coronary artery disease (CAD)

Those who have 👇

- high blood pressure 
- family history of coronary artery disease 
- diabetes 
- high LDL cholesterol (bad cholesterol)
- low HDL cholesterol (good cholesterol)
- weight issues (obesity)
- a sedentary lifestyle
- a smoking habit
- emotional stress
- unhealthy diet choices
- age (the risk increases with age)

So there risk factors that we have control over and a few that ate totally out of our control. 

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