Testing Cholesterol Levels
Jul.14, 2009 in
Guide to Preventing and Treating Heart Disease
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High cholesterol does not cause any symptoms, so people can have excessively high levels without knowing it. High blood cholesterol (de?ned as a level of 240 mg/dL or higher) is among the most impor- tant risk factors for developing heart disease. In countries such as Japan, which until recently had cholesterol levels averaging only 150 […]