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Can Strenuous Exercise Before a Cholesterol Test Increase LDL?

Published Aug,14 2017 | By Meredith Crilly

Links have been established between high levels of LDL cholesterol and coronary heart disease. Diet and exercise are the two primary recommendations of ways to lower LDL cholesterol, also known as "bad cholesterol."