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Fatty foods thicken the blood?

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No: Your blood maintains a constant viscosity ("thickness") regardless of what you eat - but fatty food increase your blood triglycerides and possibly cholesterol which are risk factors for atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries).

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Answered 10/29/2013

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