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Florida man eats diet of butter, cheese, beef; cholesterol oozes from his body
High cholesterol is considered 240 mg/dL. The man’s was over 1,000 mg/dL.
That was the disturbing case of a man in Florida who showed up at a Tampa hospital with a three-week history of painless, yellow eruptions on the palms of his hands, soles of his feet, and elbows. But, in cases with xanthelasma, the amount of lipids is too large for the macrophages, which turn into foam cells with the excess cholesterol, leading to visible deposits. However, the authors write that the case "highlights the impact of dietary patterns on lipid levels and the importance of managing hypercholesterolemia to prevent complications."
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