About Cholesterol: What Are Your Risk Factors for High Cholesterol?

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Cholesterol Cholesterol Risk & Testing Treatment Cholesterol-Lowering Diet From Jennifer Moll, your Guide to Cholesterol You could be in the best of shape and look ten years younger than your true age. But despite looking healthy, you could still have high cholesterol. Knowing your risks for having high cholesterol -- and addressing them -- can help prevent high cholesterol, as well as other health complications. What is Causing Your High Cholesterol? There are many different risk factors that can make you susceptible to having high cholesterol. The good news is that addressing most of these risk factors can help you to lower your cholesterol -- and lower your risk for heart disease. Risk Factors You Can Control Despite the abundance of factors that can place you at risk for having high cholesterol, many of these factors can be controlled. While it only requires just a few changes in your lifestyle, these small changes could make a huge impact on your heart health. Which Risk Factors Cannot Be Controlled? While you have the power to control many factors that could place you at risk for having high cholesterol, there are some high cholesterol risk factors that cannot be controlled. These risk factors include your age, your gender, and your family history. Measuring Your Risk: The Framingham Risk Calculator Are you concerned about your risk for heart disease? If so, you can use the Framingham Risk Calculator to measure your risk of having heart disease down the road. High cholesterol levels, as well as other factors, such as high blood pressure and smoking history, are also included in this assessment. Cholesterol Ads Lower Cholesterol LDL Cholesterol Low Cholesterol Diet Bad Cholesterol Cholesterol Foods Featured Articles How Smoking Affects Your Cholesterol Can Stress Increase Your Cholesterol Levels? The Effects Of Air Pollution On Your Cholesterol Common Myths Surrounding High Cholesterol Seasonal Changes Could Alter Cholesterol Levels Which Drugs Can Raise Cholesterol Levels?   More from About.com Plan a Unique Vegas Wedding The minister, music and champagne are just the beginning -- why not get married aboard a helicopter or have a pirate swing in to deliver your rings? Arrrr! More> Join About.com's User Panel! Share your opinions and help us make About.com more relevant, informative and enjoyable to use. More> This newsletter is written by: Jennifer Moll Cholesterol Guide Email Me | My Blog | My Forum   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Cholesterol newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. About respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 249 West 17th Street New York, NY, 10011 © 2010 About.com   Must Reads What Is High Cholesterol? Symptoms of High Cholesterol Diagnosis of High Cholesterol Treatment of High Cholesterol Prevention of High Cholesterol Advertisement