1.   As you know, a persistently elevated cholesterol level places an individual at higher risk for heart attack and stroke.

2.   But he said he recommended the product only to patients with elevated cholesterol as an alternative to standard cholesterol-lowering agents.

3.   But research in the past decade has focused on developing drugs to lower elevated cholesterol and reverse or prevent atherosclerosis.

4.   Elevated cholesterol is often associated with obesity, a fatty diet and inactivity.

5.   However, they pointed out that the soy diets made a significant difference only among patients with severely elevated cholesterol readings.

6.   In addition to a sedentary life, these factors include high blood pressure, diabetes, elevated cholesterol levels, cigarette smoking and obesity.

7.   In fact, only a minority of heart disease patients have clear cut risk, like greatly elevated cholesterol levels.

8.   Not from her elevated cholesterol and high blood pressure or her thyroid condition, but from the sticker shock of the medication.

9.   Others are far less bullish on drug treatment for elevated cholesterol.

10.   Possible side effects include heart and liver damage, elevated cholesterol levels, strokes, aggressive behavior and the shrinkage and dysfunction of genitalia.