High cholesterol can occur due to an unhealthy lifestyle and can increase a person's risk of developing life-threatening conditions such as heart disease or a stroke .
It can have a number of symptoms as the cholesterol build-up in your body can impact hands, feet, and even eyes among other warning signs.
Many may not realise that their eyes could warn of cholesterol build-up, however it is important to know the symptoms so that you can make the necessary lifestyle changes to bring it back to healthy levels.
Typically this requires some exercise and a balanced diet as well as cutting out smoking and drinking alcohol, the Mirror reports .
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