Cholesterol is in the news, you hear about it on TV commercials.  People are asking their doctor about their cholesterol and many people are being treated for elevated cholesterol levels.  Why all the concern about lipids?  Heart disease and stroke are the two most common health concerns in the US today. The percent of obese people in the US has risen sharply over the last twenty years. Fifteen years ago doctors were checking lipids for adults but were not aggressively treating elevated levels. Now we know lipids should be monitored from early adulthood.  With childhood obesity becoming more prevalent, we are seeing high cholesterol even in the...