A new study found that nearly half of the Hispanics living in the United States aren't aware that they have high cholesterol. However, awareness might not even help because only a third of those who are aware take medications.
High cholesterol is known to increase one's risk of heart disease and stroke due to the fatty deposits or plaque that builds up in the walls of the arteries. Eventually, this build up can cause a blood clot that could block an artery to the heart leading to a heart attack.
Dr. Carlos Rodriguez of Wake Forest School of Medicine in Winston-Salem, N.C., worked with his colleagues in reviewing the data of more than 16,000 Hispanics between ages 18 to 74 who visited clinics in San Diego, Chicago, New York and Miami from 2008 to 2011. READ MORE AT HNGN
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