What counts as high cholesterol?
There are two types of cholesterol found in the blood – low-density lipoprotein and high-density lipoprotein.
Low-density lipoprotein is also known as “bad” cholesterol as it raises your risk of complications such as heart attacks.
Whereas high-density lipoprotein, “good” cholesterol, can lower this risk.
A healthy level of total cholesterol in the blood is considered to be five or less millimoles per litre (mmol/l).