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According to the CDC, approximately 31.7% of the U.S. population has high low-density lipoprotein (LDL) or "bad cholesterol" levels.
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The use of salicylates dates back 2,500 years to Hippocrates's recommendation of willow bark (from which a salicylate is derived) as an aid to the pains of childbirth. However, overdosage of salicylates can harm body fluids, electrolytes, the CNS, the GI tract, the ears, the lungs, the blood, the liver, and the kidneys and cause coma or death.
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In 1864, the first barbiturate (barbituric acid) was synthesized.
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People with high total cholesterol have about two times the risk for heart disease as people with ideal levels.
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Between 1999 and 2012, American adults with high total cholesterol decreased from 18.3% to 12.9%