An at-home test to measure total cholesterol levels in your blood. High cholesterol increases your risk of coronary artery disease, heart attacks and strokes. The Newfoundland Cholesterol Test detects high cholesterol early, one of the biggest risk factors for heart disease and stroke. It also allows you to evaluate the effectiveness of current treatments or lifestyle changes. Want to know more? According to the NHS, over half of UK adults are thought to have high cholesterol. This is when you have too much of a fatty substance called cholesterol in your blood.Too much cholesterol can block your blood vessels and lead to serious health conditions.High cholesterol is mainly caused by eating fatty foods, not exercising enough, being overweight, smoking and drinking too much alcohol, but it can also run in families.The Newfoundland Cholesterol Test measures the level of total cholesterol in the blood and provides three medical risk groups: high, borderline high and desirable.The NHS recommends that healthy adults should have a cholesterol reading of no more than 5 mmol/L.
