Why do I need lifelong treatment for familial hypercholesterolemia?

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    Learn Your Lipids answered:
    Your body makes cholesterol on a continuous basis and is exposed to fat and cholesterol in food every day. People with familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) cannot regulate cholesterol properly and will need to maintain a healthy diet and lifestyle and continue to take lipid-lowering medication throughout life to keep levels under control.
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    Your body makes cholesterol on a continuous basis and is exposed to fat and cholesterol in food every day. People with familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) cannot regulate cholesterol properly and will need to maintain a healthy diet and lifestyle and... More