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Nearly 31 million adults in America have a total cholesterol level that is more than 240 mg per dL.
People with alcoholism are at a much greater risk of malnutrition than are other people and usually exhibit low levels of most vitamins (especially folic acid). This is because alcohol often takes the place of 50% of their daily intake of calories, with little nutritional value contained in it.
Blood is approximately twice as thick as water because of the cells and other components found in it.
If all the neurons in the human body were lined up, they would stretch more than 600 miles.
Asthma attacks and symptoms usually get started by specific triggers (such as viruses, allergies, gases, and air particles). You should talk to your doctor about these triggers and find ways to avoid or get rid of them.