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Could smoking raise cholesterol levels?

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No: Smoking will not cause an increase in your total cholesterol;however, the combination of smoking and high cholesterol levels, could elevate your risk of coronary and other arteriosclerotic disease(i.E, pad, etc) additionally, smoking can decrease your hdl (also known as 'good 'cholesterol), and, thus, increase the formation of plaque.

Answered 1/18/2017

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