Monitor the bad cholesterol levels from the mid-20s, a new study suggests

The study appeared in the Lancet. It studied the long-term health risk associated with having high levels of bad cholesterol that has not been detected for years.   

The study suggests that early detection of high levels of cholesterol is important so that timely measures can be taken to control it by diet or medication.

Cholesterol is a fatty substance that is produced in the liver as well as found in food. ....