When was the last time you had a cholesterol test? Can a healthy diet help? A high cholesterol level or hyperlipidemia may not be something that concerns you but it should. A healthy total cholesterol level is less than 200 mg/dL, but many people are walking around with levels much higher than this. As this number creeps above 200 mg/dL the risk for heart attack increases, and if high blood cholesterol goes untreated for an extended period of time, it could be fatal.


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