Unfortunately, high cholesterol doesn't cause symptoms. In later stages of atherosclerosis, though, you may suffer angina -- severe chest pain from lack of blood flow to the heart. If an artery gets totally blocked, a heart attack results. Low-density lipoproteins (LDL). 2  This is the bad cholesterol, the main cause of plaque build-up, which increases your risk for heart disease. 3  In general, the lower the number, the better. 4  But LDL cholesterol is only one part of a larger equation that measures a personâs overall risk of having a heart attack or stroke.
Depending on the species, catfish can live from eight to 20 years though the Mekong giant catfish lives more than 60 years. Almost 3,000 species of catfish have been catalogued throughout the world, but it is thought that as many as 4,500 exist. Continue Reading
Usually, smaller fish have shorter lives. For example, bettas live for an average of two years, and killifish may only live for a year. On the other hand, larger fish lead longer lives. Loaches can live 10 years or longer. Goldfish vary in size depending on their habitat, but they can live for decades. Most domestic fish do not live as long as they could.