“Your cholesterol is high.”
Few phrases create more anxiety in clinic.
But did you know that cholesterol is only one small part of your overall cardiovascular risk?
In fact, when I entered my own details into QRISK and changed my cholesterol ratio from a healthy level to a much less healthy one, my overall risk increased by only around 0.7%.
That doesn’t mean cholesterol doesn’t matter.
It means context matters.
Age, sex, blood pressure, diabetes, smoking status, thyroid function, menopause and genetics all play a role.
In this week’s video I discuss:
• Why cholesterol is often misunderstood
• Why thyroid patients frequently have raised cholesterol
• The impact of menopause on cholesterol levels
• Why diet is only part of the story
• How QRISK can help put your results into context
Cholesterol is not a moral judgement.
It’s one piece of information within a much bigger picture.
Watch the full video via the link in bio.”
