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High cholesterol seems to run in both sides of my family. Can high cholesterol be a genetic thing as my grandma had high cholesterol and worked really hard on a very low fat diet. And it only went down 0.1. My other grandma also had high cholesterol and i think my dad has it too - but my dad has a pretty crap diet.
It's just a bit worrying. How do you get tested for it anyway?
It's just a bit worrying. How do you get tested for it anyway?
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Yes it is genetic. Exercise along with diet can lower LDL cholesterol & raise HDL cholesterol.
I heard you have to fast for 10 hours before you have a test. I'm tempted to get it checked, might ask my mum to get hers done too.
My blood pressure is fine aswell.
i'm 23 and my doctor wont give me medication for my BP as he said if i start on it now chances are i'll be on it for the rest of my life...which i obviously dont want.
Despite the fact that it's something you shouldn't really worry about at your age...
Hope you dont like grapefruit-coz u wont be eating it again .