Adults should control cholesterol in their 25s

Adults need to control their cholesterol level in their 25s to help them avoid heart attacks or strokes when they age, researchers say.

National Health Service in Great Britain currently offers cholesterol tests as part of health control NHS since age 40.

But a study that tracked 400,000 people over four decades suggests that recognition of levels at an early age would have an even greater benefit.

Scientists found that cutting cholesterol at a younger age when patients are in their 30s reduce the risk of heart disease to three quarters.