Health Minister Dzulkefly Ahmad says high cholesterol should be monitored through regular blood tests.
He cited a survey in 2015 which revealed that among high cholesterol patients, 38.6% of them were not aware they had high cholesterol. “Worst, almost one in two adult Malaysians suffer from high cholesterol. This is a relative increase compared to 32.6% in 2011,” he said. He also said that most people with high cholesterol did not show any symptoms and only became aware of the problem when their high cholesterol levels were detected through a blood test.
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