High Cholesterol

The bad type of cholesterol is LDL. This is the type of cholesterol that will build up the white wall around your arteries, and narrow the pipe that your blood can flow through which eventually leads to higher risks of strokes and heart disease. The symptoms of high cholesterol are hard to spot. It’s quite possible for a person to have high levels of cholesterol yet now know it until it’s too late.

Blood tests and physical checks can give some indication of the risk level of an individual. If your family has a history of high cholesterol then it’s definitely worth have a few tests to see if the genes have been passed down. Visit the following website for more information on high cholesterol.

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