High cholesterol levels in the body have no clear or exact symptoms. A lipid or blood test must be conducted to determine high cholesterol. Warning symptoms of excess cholesterol typically occur due to several health conditions caused implication in your normal body processes to function and including;
Peripheral arterial disease PAD
High cholesterol can trigger plaque, characterized by fat deposits on the arteries’ linings. Narrowed blood vessels hinder smooth blood flow to key organs like the legs, kidneys, hands, and stomach due to the blockage caused by plaque in arteries, resulting in PAD. The early warning signs that cholesterol is affecting your arteries are;
- Numbness in the arms or feet.
- Endless fatigue
- Irritability, especially in the lower body parts.
- Intermittent claudication
- Body pain
Increased heart conditions
Excess cholesterol leads to plaque accumulation in the arteries, which narrows and hardens them over time, a condition termed atherosclerosis. Atherosclerosis can increase blood pressure as the body uses more force to pump blood, causing chest pain, fatigue, or nausea, which are also signs of high cholesterol. At times, plaque can fall off the artery walls causing blood clots on blood vessels that supply blood and nutrients to the heart resulting in breath shortness, ischemia, or heart attacks.
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