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Learn more about overweight and obesity among adults, including causes, related health risks, and treatments.

Find out what vitamin K is and what it does in your body, what foods provide it, and about vitamin K supplements.

Find out what vitamin K is and what it does in your body, what foods provide it, and about vitamin K supplements.

Find out what multivitamin/mineral supplements are, what they do in your body, and about multivitamin/mineral supplements.

Find out what multivitamin/mineral supplements are, what they do in your body, and about multivitamin/mineral supplements.

Your doctor may order a blood test called a lipid panel to screen for unhealthy cholesterol levels. Adopting a heart-healthy lifestyle starting in childhood and continuing throughout your life can help prevent high blood cholesterol.

Your risk for high blood cholesterol may be higher because of your age, family history and genetics, race or ethnicity, or sex.

The most common cause of high blood cholesterol is an unhealthy lifestyle. However, the genes that you inherit from your parents, other medical conditions, and some medicines may also cause high blood cholesterol.

Learn to recognize the signs and symptoms of stroke, and call 9-1-1 right away if you think someone might be having a stroke. The sooner you get treatment, the better your chances of recovery.

What you don’t know about high blood pressure could hurt you. High blood pressure affects one in three Americans,1 yet many people with the condition don’t know they have it.