Then, too, total cholesterol turns out to be only half the story.

In the control group, the average for total cholesterol started at 251, and fell to 230.

An average cost for total cholesterol is closer to $8 or $10.

Comment: I only take 5mg every other day and my total cholesterol went from 240 to 156 within 3 months.

Total cholesterol is a poor indicator of heart disease risk.

If your total cholesterol is normal, you're not at risk for heart attack or stroke.

Maybe much of your total cholesterol is this beneficial kind and you have nothing to worry about.

We learned my total cholesterol was as high as 298!

Ideally, total cholesterol should be below 170 in people ages 2 to 19.

The higher your total cholesterol, the greater your risk for heart disease.