Causes
- Saturated or trans fat intake
- liver lipid metabolism abnormalities
- genetic receptor defects such as familial hypercholesterolemia
Symptoms
- No direct symptoms
- detected via blood tests. Severe cases show xanthelasma — yellow plaques around the eyelids
Risk Factors
- Deep-fried and processed food diets
- physical inactivity
- obesity
- hypothyroidism
- smoking