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Does Alochol Contribute To Bad Cholesterol?

Does Alochol Contribute to Bad Cholesterol?
Fri, 18 Dec 2009
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Alcohol has no cholesterol or fat in it so it doesn't add to those blood levels but it does increase triglycerides which is another important number that doctors look at in your blood chemistry when they check your "cholesterol".
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Does Alochol Contribute To Bad Cholesterol?

Alcohol has no cholesterol or fat in it so it doesn t add to those blood levels but it does increase triglycerides which is another important number that doctors look at in your blood chemistry when they check your cholesterol .