Not many people know this but high cholesterol level is also known as the silent killer since there are no obvious signs or symptoms of the disease to look out for. Unlike other health related problems which will have a number of easy-to-notice and get-it-under-control symptoms, cholesterol levels in your body may change owing to a number of reasons.

Cholesterol is normally divided into two parts, high density lipoprotein (HDL) which is the good cholesterol and low-density lipoprotein (LDL) which is bad for your overall health. In simple terms, cholesterol is that fatty substance which is present in your bloodstream and oddly enough is essential for maintaining structural and membrane integrity of every cell in the body.

But the same fat content can be very harmful since high LDL levels increase the chances of arteries congestion which leads to reduce blood flow and a number of heart problems. LDL is the bad cholesterol which gets pumped inside the body through all major arteries and blood flow routes essential for everyday functioning of organs, clogging them at the same time thus reducing the flow and pressure.

Severe signs and symptoms of high levels of cholesterol include:

• Pain while walking: Arteries which carry blood to the leg muscles affecting movement can get clogged due to high levels of LDL and thus cause pain while walking, which is an indicator that cholesterol levels are high.
• Stroke: Stroke is caused when the main neck veins and arteries that pump blood to the brain gets blocked, which is a caused of high cholesterol.
• Heart attack: There couldn’t be a more evident indicator than shooting pains on your left side which is a clear sign that you just might be suffering from a heart attack, which is again a result of blocked arteries that carry blood to and from the heart to all the essential vital organs.
• Angina: Angina is another heart-related disorder which is caused due to blockage of vital arteries that carry blood to the heart, with symptoms that are easily identified.

There are mild symptoms and indicators of high cholesterol in your body which can be looked up online on major medical websites.