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High cholesterol and obesity
If you're obese, you're more likely to have high levels of 'bad' cholesterol in your blood.
Condition: Obesity
How common is high cholesterol?
High cholesterol is very common in the UK.
Condition: High cholesterol
Introduction
Too much bad cholesterol in your blood increases your risk of heart disease.
Condition: High cholesterol
More about cholesterol and triglycerides
Cholesterol is very important to your health and is found in every cell in your body.
Condition: High cholesterol
Targets for treatment
When you are being treated for high cholesterol because you have heart disease, you?ll have regular blood tests to see if the treatment is working.
Condition: High cholesterol
What is high cholesterol?
If you've been told you have high cholesterol, it usually means you have more of the bad type of cholesterol and less of the good type of cholesterol.
Condition: High cholesterol
How do doctors diagnose high cholesterol?
All that's needed for a lipid profile is a blood sample.
Condition: High cholesterol
Risk factors for high cholesterol
Your chance of having high cholesterol depends on what you eat and your genes.
Condition: High cholesterol
What are the symptoms of high cholesterol and other lipid disorders?
If you have high cholesterol you usually won't know about it until you have a blood test.
Condition: High cholesterol
Should I have a cholesterol test?
Not everybody needs to have their cholesterol measured.
Condition: High cholesterol
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