Controlling the cholesterol phenomenon

The effects of high cholesterol could be seen, even in the time of Leonardo da Vinci. Today, it remains a bitter scourge, despite all the advances in medical science.

THE mysterious visage of Mona Lisa – one of the main reasons why this magnificent 16th-century piece of art still reigns as one of the most famous artworks in the world – shows signs that the model in the oil painting suffered from xanthelasma, a subcutaneous accumulation of cholesterol and a build-up of fatty acids just under the skin.