Nutrition
Familial Hypercholesterolemia Screening
Familial hypercholesterolemia screening identifies genetic very-high LDL via labs and family history—requiring clinician care beyond lifestyle alone.
Familial hypercholesterolemia screening looks for very high LDL from youth, tendon xanthomas, or early heart disease in parents and siblings—genetic LDL elevation lifestyle alone rarely fixes. One-time LDL above roughly 190 mg/dL in adults or strong family history warrants clinician and genetic evaluation.
Do not delay statins while experimenting with diet.
Common questions
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Can diet cure familial hypercholesterolemia?
Diet and exercise still help overall health but rarely normalize LDL in FH. Early statins and cascade family testing save lives—work with cardiology or lipidology.
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