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Diet shift in India may unmask genetic cholesterol risk

Original: Indian diet shift exposes hidden genetic cholesterol risk

Researchers, including a team at the University of Reading, report that changes in Indian diets are exposing a hidden genetic risk of high cholesterol. As traditional eating patterns give way to more processed, higher-fat foods, people carrying certain genetic variants may see cholesterol levels rise where they previously remained hidden. Findings were reported by Medical Xpress and the university.

Why now: New research links India's changing diet to previously concealed genetic cholesterol risks, raising public health concerns.

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• Indian diet shift exposes hidden genetic cholesterol risk · University of Reading
• Indian diet shift exposes hidden genetic cholesterol risk · Medical Xpress

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