shoots. that is always frustrating and I hear you on this as we do have cholesterol hubby and I but we are now in the upper normal range with changes we brought to our lives. But what our doctor ordered was a blood test (it is not automatic in my province anyway) to check how much fat is "attached" to your arteries. That is the newer test they do for those at risk. And our results were perfect. She was not worried about our numbers any longer but we still have to watch so keep the numbers there.