Two-minute micro-walks and three cloves of garlic a day: The new rules for cholesterol control 

Keeping your cholesterol levels in check will help to reduce your risk of serious illness. And it's now advised that you start in your 30s 

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We tend to think of cholesterol as an older person’s concern. But ignoring cholesterol levels from as early as your 30s not only raises the risk of heart disease and strokes but, according to a recent study, could impact your chances of getting Alzheimer’s disease in later life.

Quite how crucial a role cholesterol levels play in our lifelong health was outlined in a recent study from Boston University in which researchers warned that having raised cholesterol levels as a young adult might increase your risk of developing Alzheimer’s. Their findings, published in the journal Alzheimer’s & Dementia, showed that recording your cholesterol levels in your mid-30s can accurately predict future risk of the degenerative disease.