Factors That Increase Your Risk of High Cholesterol
1. Genetics A condition called familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) can make some people genetically more susceptible to high bad cholesterol. There are two types of familial hypercholesterolemia: heterozygous, in which a person inherits the abnormal gene from only one parent; and homozygous, in which the person has two copies of the abnormal gene, one from each parent. …