Heart disease is a major health problem worldwide. 80% of people who have suffered a heart attack had high cholesterol, a risk factor for developing heart disease. If your cholesterol is high, you have a high risk of such diseases.
The possibility of having a heart attack is multiplied when the high cholesterol is coupled with other risk factors such as overweight and obesity, smoking, high blood pressure, an unhealthy diet, lack of physical activity and high blood sugar levels.