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The massive salad contained 110 heads of lettuce, 165 pounds of carrots and about 120 cucumbers, and was prepared in a swimming pool.

It took about 2 1/2 hours to prepare and a hungry crowd gobbled it up in about four hours Thursday, said Cheryl Mitchem, coordinator of the weight management program through the Tug River Health Association.

Mitchem said the salad represented the total pounds lost by about 27 people over a five month period that ended March 1.

"I think it is a phenomenal accomplishment," Mitchem said.

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Still, even a relatively small drop in cholesterol levels thanks to Just a 10 percent decline in every American with elevated cholesterol levels could reduce heart disease in the United States by as much as 30 percent, according to the American Heart Association.

What's more, losing even a modest amount of weight and adding exercise could bring cholesterol levels low enough to benefit from simvastatin and pravastatin instead of having to opt for more potent but much more expensive statins such as Crestor and Lipitor.

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