The nurse is teaching a 45-year-old patient about ways to lower cholesterol levels and explains that exercise has what effect?
A) Increases high density lipoproteins (HDLs) and decreases low density lipoproteins (LDL)
B) Increases LDL and decreases triglycerides
C) Decreases HDL and increases LDL
D) Decreases both HDL and LDL
A
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Moderate exercise increases HDL levels, which assist in lowering LDL levels. Exercise also decreases triglyceride levels.
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