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How Do You Have High Cholesterol
Usually no symptoms
If you have elevated cholesterol in your blood, this in itself NO symptoms. As a rule, discovered the value of a cholesterol blood test, often randomly measured on a health check, one company control or because the doctor still taking blood tests for something else.
Visible signs
Highly elevated cholesterol levels can cause cholesterol deposits visible on the body:
* As a white ring on the cornea, along the outer edge of the cornea. This is called Arcus senilis cornea.
* As a white cushion-shaped skin lesions, often at the eyes. This is called xantelasmer.
* As a thickening cholesterol nodules under the skin or along hælsenen (achilles). This is called xantomer. Read the rest of this entry »