What is High Cholesterol

Hypercholesterolemia (literally: high blood cholesterol) is the presence of high levels of cholesterol in the blood. It is not a disease but a metabolic derangement that can be sec...

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There seems to be a different scale of measurement of cholesterol in America and the UK. Anyone come across a conversion table?

In the UK, we try to get our cholesterol under 5 and mines stands at 7+. I have not a clue what that translates to in the American system.
Posted on 07/24/08, 02:07 pm
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