The Cholesterol Problem

High Cholesterol is the major risk factor for Cardiovascular Disease causing heart attacks, sudden cardiac death, heart failure, stroke and peripheral arterial disease (diminished leg circulation)
There are more deaths due to cardiovascular disease than the number of combined deaths due to: cancer, infectious diseases, pneumonias, influenza, AIDS, accidents and suicides (http://www.cdc.gov)
In the United States one person dies every 34 seconds from Cardiovascular Disease. About 1 million deaths per year
From the American Heart Association's 2006 data:
Ninety eight million six hundred thousand (98,600,000) of the American Adult population over 20 years of age have high cholesterol
Females: Fifty three million (53,000,000)
Males: Forty five million (45,000,000)
45% of the adult population have high cholesterol