On Eliciting Hypercholesterolemia

In Primary Care Medicine, especially family clinic, we see a lot of patients with hypercholesterolemia. In layman’s term, cholesterol level is higher than the normal value. And in such cases, it means “danger”! Patients who have high cholesterol are prone to cardiovascular diseases, such as heart attack, maybe stroke even. And in patients who have chronic hypercholesterolemia, they normally have cholesterol deposits that are visible around their eyes, what we call xanthelasma, or maybe they have special rings around their iris, what we call the arcus senilis. But these signs are only present when the condition is chronic, or long-term. And even so, we might not even be able to pick up the signs.

So, in order to prevent this condition, diet control is crucial. Avoid fatty food. Avoid KFC. Avoid nasi lemak. Avoid seafood. But most often than not, cutting down on the nice food to some, is as good as committing suicide.

Having said that, how could one resist cholesterol-food when we get free flow of shrimp in a eat-all-you-can buffet restaurant?

30 adequately-done but not overcooked shrimps, juicy, yummy, irresistible...

And I’ve been wondering what would be the direct complications of a sudden surge of cholesterol levels in our bodies because I didn’t actually quite experience anything. LOL.