| Many people are unaware about there bodies | | | | There is a high risk list of individual types that are |
| cholesterol level for the most part of there life or | | | | considered prone to develop a high cholesterol |
| even sometimes not knowing at all. If you want | | | | these include the following |
| to prevent problems occurring that can could be | | | | - If you are from African or hispanic descent. |
| fatal if unattended too then you should visit your | | | | - You have lived a very sedimentary lifestyle |
| local doctor for a cholesterol test. In the USA a | | | | - You are aged over 32 years |
| large percentage of people suffer from high | | | | - You suffer from disorders such as diabetes and |
| cholesterol so it is no wonder heart disease is one | | | | thyroid problems. |
| of the main killers over here. | | | | Those are some of the few groups of people |
| A high cholesterol is something that is more | | | | that could potentially suffer from high cholesterol |
| internal rather than other various disorders that | | | | problems, and if you find yourself in that group |
| can be recognised by visual inspection. Unless you | | | | you should immediately seek for a test to be |
| have had a heart attack or stroke or visited your | | | | taken. |
| doctor for a test you will not know whether you | | | | What happens if I do not seek treatment? |
| suffer from a high cholesterol, and in some of | | | | If you do not seek medical assistance and you |
| these cases I have mentioned it can be fatally | | | | suffer from high cholesterol the consequences |
| too late. | | | | can be fatal. This is your life and you should take |
| When you visit your local doctor or medical group | | | | responsibility for it, do so my taking a test and |
| they will draw a sample of blood to be measured | | | | implementing the advice given to you by your |
| for the amount of lipids included in that sample. If | | | | doctor. If you do not, you are prone to heart |
| the results come back with a lipid count more | | | | attacks, strokes, heart disease and the worst of |
| than 230 then you will be advised by your doctor | | | | all, death. |
| to seriously change your lifestyle for the better. | | | | |