Atherosclerosis can be promoted by a ?

a-diet high in saturted fats
b-diet low in saturates fats
c-fat-free diet
d-high vitamin diet

Atherosclerosis: A process of progressive thickening and hardening of the walls of medium-sized and large arteries as a result of fat deposits on their inner lining.

Risk factors for atherosclerosis include high levels of "bad" cholesterol, high blood pressure (hypertension), smoking, diabetes and a genetic family history of atherosclerotic disease.

Atherosclerosis is responsible for much coronary artery disease (angina and heart attacks) and many strokes.

a) a diet high in saturated fats --> too much cholesterol --> atherosclerosis

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Atherosclerosis is a condition in which fatty material (fat, cholesterol, etc) collects along the walls of arteries. This fatty material thickens, hardens, and may eventually block the arteries. So the answers is A) A diet high in saturated fats.

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a diet high in saturated fats

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