2007-02-04 14:58:38 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Heart Diseases
Everyone has cholesterol. A blood test would determine what portion of yours is good or bad.
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2007-02-04 15:04:06 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Everyone has cholesterol. You'd know if you had high bad cholesterol if you went to the doctor and got a blood test. If you have a diet high in fats or a family history of high cholesterol, you're more likely to have it.
2007-02-04 23:03:40 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Trust me, you do. Everyone has cholesterol, or lipids (fat) in their blood. There is good cholesterol that keeps you healthy, and cholesterol that in excess can contribute to heart disease, arteriosclerosis, clots, etc. Go to a doc and get a blood test to find out what your cholesterol levels are. I am a 30 year old woman, fit, healthy with no problems and mine is about 150. Cholesterol that is too low can be as big of a problem as too high cholesterol. You have HDL's (high density lipids) and LDL's (low density lipids) and triglycerides.
2007-02-04 23:10:16 · answer #3 · answered by Design Kat 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dyslipidemia is elevation of plasma cholesterol and/or TGs or a low HDL level that contributes to the development of atherosclerosis. Causes may be primary (genetic) or secondary. Diagnosis is by measuring plasma levels of total cholesterol, TGs, and individual lipoproteins. Treatment is dietary changes, exercise, and lipid-lowering drugs.
There are no symptoms. Possible complications of high cholesterol include:
* Atherosclerosis
* Coronary artery disease
* Stroke
* Heart attack or death.
Please see the web pages for more details on Dyslipidemia, Cholesterol, Triglyceride and Hyperlipidemia.
2007-02-04 23:17:24 · answer #4 · answered by gangadharan nair 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First, everyone HAS cholesterol, but I assume you mean High Cholesterol.
The only way is a blood test that you doctor needs to order. Then you go to the lab, they draw some blood, do all the tests he has indicated on the form he will give you to give to the lab, and in usually 1 or 2 days, your doctor will know the results. Be sure to ask him if he will test for both LDL (bad) and HDL (good.)
I hope this answers your question. I just had mine done recently, so that's how I know. Good luck
2007-02-04 23:10:08 · answer #5 · answered by kitttyinct.@sbcglobal.net 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to your doctor and have blood testing done they will do a lipid profile which will give you your cholesterol.
2007-02-04 23:03:27 · answer #6 · answered by Desperate Mummy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A fastin lipid profile needs to be ordered by your doctor.
2007-02-04 23:05:54 · answer #7 · answered by scj1719 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋