Cholesterol
Are you concerned about your cholesterol levels? Does someone in your family have a history of high cholesterol or heart disease? Do you have an unhealthy diet that you think may be impacting your cholesterol levels?
£55.00
What is tested?
Total Cholesterol
The overall amount of cholesterol in your blood, including both “good” and “bad” cholesterols
Good Cholesterol (called HDL)
If this is high it lowers your risk of heart problems or a stroke.
Bad Cholesterols (called LDL, non-HDL and VLDL cholesterol)
If these are high they increase your risk of heart problems or a stroke
Triglycerides
A fatty substance similar to “bad” cholesterol
The test also calculates...
your TOTAL CHOLESTEROL TO HDL RATIO and your TRIGLYCERIDES TO HDL RATIO which are both useful information for a GP in determining your risk of heart problems or stroke. The main aim is to focus on lowering your “bad” cholesterols and triglycerides and increasing your “good” HDL cholesterol.