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Your body needs cholesterol, but it can make its own. You don't need cholesterol in your diet.

Familial hypercholesterolaemia is an inherited condition characterised by higher than normal levels of blood cholesterol.

Metabolic syndrome is a collection of conditions that can increase your risk of diabetes, stroke and heart disease.

Replacing foods that contain saturated fats with foods that contain polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fats will help to lower your cholesterol.

If a person habitually eats more kilojoules than they burn, they will have raised triglyceride levels in the blood.

A diet low in saturated fats and high in fibre and plant food can substantially reduce your risk of developing heart disease.

Hashimoto's disease progresses very slowly over many years, so the symptoms may go unnoticed.

Animal products and processed foods like fried fast food are generally high in saturated fats.

Antioxidants scavenge free radicals from the body's cells, and prevent or reduce the damage caused by oxidation.

Risk factors for heart disease include smoking, diabetes, obesity, family history and age.