Horace: In the midst of hopes and cares, of apprehensions and of disquietude, regard every day that dawns upon you as if it was to be your last then super-added hours, to the enjoyment of which you had not looked forward, will prove an acceptable boon.
High cholesterol, also called hypercholesteremia, puts men at greater risk for heart attacks, strokes, and peripheral artery disease. For many men, the risk from high cholesterol starts in their 20s and increases with age. High cholesterol tends to run in families, so obviously genes play a role.
In the study population (men 40-55 years of age with non-HDL cholesterol greater than 200 mg/dl), the combination of both low levels of HDL cholesterol and triglyceride levels greater than 200 mg/dl were identified as better indicators of increased CHD risk than either total cholesterol or LDL cholesterol alone.