Signs and symptoms
... There are no symptoms of high blood cholesterol. The only way to find out if you have high blood cholesterol is by having a blood

Causes
... To circulate in your blood, which is mainly water, cholesterol and triglycerides — a form of fat — must be carried by proteins called apoproteins. A lipoprotein is a combination of a lipid...

Risk factors
... These lifestyle choices can cause or contribute to high levels of total cholesterol: Inactivity. Lack of exercise may lower your level of HDL cholesterol. Obesity. Excess weight increases your triglyc...

Screening and diagnosis
... A good way to detect high blood cholesterol early, so that you can take steps to improve your health, is to have a regular blood test to measure your cholesterol level. A blood test to check cholester...