Beware, Untreated High Cholesterol Can Affect How You Walk

JAKARTA – High cholesterol untreated it can develop into a number of conditions health . If this condition is not treated, your mobility and movement will be affected making it unbearable to walk or stand.

High cholesterol is a condition in which you have too much cholesterol, a fatty substance circulating in the blood. High cholesterol levels increase the risk heart disease by clogging your arteries.

When cholesterol levels remain in an unhealthy range, peripheral artery disease can develop causing problems with the feet.

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According to Harvard Health, leg pain is one of the most common symptoms. “Initially the most troublesome if the legs are elevated, especially in bed at night,” explains Harvard Health.

However, as the disease progresses, the pain may become constant and no longer go away with sitting or standing. Sometimes high cholesterol can cause xanthoma, a fatty growth that develops under the skin.

According to the Vascular Health Clinic, these lesions can appear on the tendons of the toes. They most often grow in the Achilles tendon so it is important to pay attention to the health of the body.

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