New Delhi, July 21 -- Health experts warn a common cholesterol problem, dyslipidemia, is killing millions of people every year. Dyslipidemia is a condition characterised by abnormal deviations in lipid levels in the blood, including elevated low-density lipoprotein (LDL), reduced high-density lipoprotein (HDL), or increased triglycerides. This condition can cause cardiovascular issues and increase risk of developing atherosclerosis, heart attack and stroke.

According to experts, dyslipidemia exhibits very common symptoms and thus detection rates are very low. The body does not react to cholesterol build-up in the arteries until there is a blockage, which can lead to heart attacks (reduced blood flow to the heart) and stroke (oxygen being...