4. Underlying Cholesterol Issues
Cholesterol levels should be at optimal levels if you want to be healthy – and cholesterol that’s too high is a sure way to get yourself to heart disease and into the hospital. Normal cholesterol levels should be at 200 mg per decilitre or lower, and high cholesterol is considered 239 mg/dL or higher. What gives you cholesterol in the first place? The largest contributor to high cholesterol is a bad diet – one that contains too much of the bad fats we were talking about earlier.
But cholesterol isn’t always only your diet, it can also be caused by a pre-existing family history of the disease: Dig into your family history to find out if anyone in your family has ever struggled. If you’re not sure where your current cholesterol levels are at, then you can have them tested at your nearest pharmacy or drug store – usually for free. High cholesterol and fatty liver disease often go hand-in-hand.