Determining whether cholesterol is dangerously high can be as simple as looking in the mirror.
Doctors say that specific kinds of bumps near the eyes, and swelling in the hands and legs can indicate that your cholesterol has reached levels that raise their risk of heart attack and stroke.
Some 71 million Americans suffer high cholesterol — when a fatty substance builds in the blood vessels, damaging them and restricting blood flow to and from the heart.
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