I agree Jennifer, I think some are missing the point.

High cholesterol is not only from bad diet and exercise. High cholesterol can be from bad diet and an indication that other diseases are in the body, it can also be a genetic disease. If I had any history in my family I would have my girls tested. In fact their cholesterol levels were tested in August when we did a heap of testing for allergies and they were both fine at that time. If cholesterol ran in my family I would probably do a yearly test to try & catch it before it got worse.