Since my sister died of a blood clot due to high cholesterol, smoking and taking the birth control pill at age 28 I had to have my cholesterol checked at age 25 and it was high. I believe it was 220 and I only weighed 125 lbs with moderate activity.

I get mine checked every year and I've managed to keep it under 200, which is still high but they consider it borderline high.

It is important to have it checked no matter how old you are or how thin you are. My sister was very young to have a blood clot and she was a waitress, so she was on the move a lot.

Peace
Tammy