High cholesterol: Three walking-related symptoms warning your levels are dangerously high

Small lumps in the Achilles tendon are sometimes caused by high cholesterol levels, resulting in cholesterol deposits in the tendon itself, said Vascular Health Clinics

The health site continued: “Aside from treating cholesterol itself, treatment for xanthomas involves taking a biopsy of the lesion but leaving the nodules intact.

“Xanthoma of the Achilles tendon is a rather rare, interesting orthopaedic condition that has important ramifications in internal medicine and dermatology because the lesion is associated with a specific disturbance of lipid metabolism.”