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High cholesterol affect endorine system and hormone inbalance?
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No: Hi. High cholesterol may increase risk of heart attack, stroke, and peripheral arterial disease, but it does not affect the endocrine system adversely or cause a "hormone imbalance" (a completely worthless term and concept, by the way). Get a lipid profile to see what is high. If it's LDL (and maybe VLDL) and/or if HDL is low, you may be at increased risk. Good luck!
Answered 12/17/2014
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