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What is Cholesterol? Cholesterol is a type of blood fat that is made in the liver. It’s found in some foods, too.  The human body needs some ch […]

Hypercholesterolemia Hypercholesterolemia is a lipid disorder in which your low-density lipoprotein (LDL), or bad cholesterol, is too high. This makes fat […]

Symptoms What makes high cholesterol so dangerous is that there are no symptoms, you can look slim and fit and still have high […]

Complications High cholesterol can cause a dangerous accumulation of cholesterol and other deposits on the walls of your arteries (atherosclerosis). […]

Risks Factors that can increase your risk of unhealthy high cholesterol levels include: Poor diet: Eating too much saturated fat or […]

Prevention The same heart-healthy lifestyle changes that can lower your cholesterol can help prevent you from having high cholesterol in the […]