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Is Diet the only cause of CHD? Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) is not a single disease, but it's a complex of diseases. There are many factors affecting Coronary heart disease (CHD). The main cause of coronary heart disease is a narrowing of the coronary arteries that supply oxygen and nutrients to the heart muscle. Narrowing of coronary arteries is mainly caused due to atherosclerosis, which is the thickening and hardening of the inside walls of arteries. The word atherosclerosis is of Greek origin and literally means focal accumulation of lipid. Hardening of arteries mainly occurs at old age. Diet is not the only cause of Coronary heart disease. When we eat foods rich in saturated fat and cholesterol, cholesterol is then deposited in our arteries in the form of plaque or atheromas that cause blockages. Heart attack occurs, when such blockages become severe or if a clot forms...

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