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contain dietary cholesterol. However, they also tend to be high in saturated and trans fat and trigger the liver to make more cholesterol. Other foods, such as palm oil, palm kernel oil, and coconut oil, contain saturated fat that can increase so-called “bad” cholesterol. For some people, these foods represent a major source for increasing blood cholesterol. Because the typical Western diet is loaded with these foods, rising cholesterol levels have led the way to an epidemic of health problems linked to high cholesterol, says Trejo Gutierrez, MD, a cardiologist with the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida. Though some experts dispute the direct link between high blood cholesterol levels and cardiovascular disease (CVD), major organizations like the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) maintain that high blood cholesterol levels play a role in the development of conditions such as atherosclerosis, carotid artery disease, coronary artery disease, heart attack, s

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