Background: Obesity is a major public health problem that results in decreased life expectancy, especially in younger age groups. Both lipid and blood sugar are found to be deranged in people who are obese for a long period of time. Obesity is a metabolic disorder and its outcome is due to multiple interactions between genes, lifestyle and the environment. This study aims at measuring and correlating values of serum cholesterol, HDL and LDL levels in obese and non-obese individuals.