Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. All the primary risk factors for heart disease are controllable.
2. Cigarette smoking and secondhand smoke account for one in five deaths in the U. S.
3. Danger of heart attack increases with the number of risk factors present.
4. HDL transports cholesterol to artery walls.
5. Sitting is the new smoking.


1. FALSE
2. TRUE
3. TRUE
4. FALSE
5. TRUE

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