Smoking contributes to heart disease in which one of the following ways?

A. It exposes the heart tissue to benzo(a) pyrene.
B. It reduces high-density lipoproteins.
C. It exposes the heart tissue to arsenic.
D. It reduces low-density lipoproteins


B. It reduces high-density lipoproteins.

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