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 Hyperlipidemia may be a medical term for abnormally high levels of fats (lipids) within the blood. The two major sorts of lipids found within the blood are triglycerides and cholesterol. Triglycerides are made when your body stores the extra calories it doesn’t need for energy. They also come directly from your diet in foods like meat and whole-fat dairy. A diet high in sugar, fructose, and alcohol raises triglycerides. Cholesterol is produced naturally in your liver because every cell in your body uses it. Similar to triglycerides, cholesterol is additionally found in fatty foods like eggs, red meat, and cheese. Hyperlipidemia is more commonly known as high cholesterol. Although high cholesterol are often inherited, it’s more often the results of unhealthy lifestyle choices. Cholesterol may be a fatty substance that travels through your bloodstream on proteins called lipoproteins. When you have an excessive amount of cholesterol in your blood, it can build abreast of the walls of your blood vessels and form plaque. Over time, plaque deposits grow larger and begin to clog up your arteries, which can lead to heart disease, heart attack, and stroke. Hyperlipidemia has no symptoms, therefore the only thanks to detect it's to possess your doctor perform a biopsy called a lipid panel or a lipid profile. This test determines your cholesterol levels. Your doctor will take a sample of your blood and send it to a lab for testing, then get back to you with a full report. Your report will show your levels of total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, High-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol and triglycerides.  

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