High cholesterol is mainly caused by eating fatty food, not exercising enough, being overweight, smoking and drinking alcohol. There are no obvious symptoms you may be suffering with high cholesterol - a blood test is the only definitive way to know where your levels are.
High cholesterol goes undetected until it affects the human body to such an extent that it is difficult to get back to normal health, reports The Mirror.
Doctors advise to have a regular health check-up so that this silent killer can be detected early and can be managed before it causes any harm.
