Increased cholesterol level: Elevated blood fats, either from heredity, from having so many calories in the diet that they are ending up as liver-synthesized storage fats, from an excessively anabolic metabolism. Also from a constellation of less common disease causes.

	Cholesterol Level Check As A Treatment "...The USPSTF recommends screening beginning at age 20 for men and women with other risk factors for coronary heart disease, such as ... a family history suggestive of hyperlipidemia..." Gout / Hyperuricemia The Condition "...Gout is strongly associated with obesity, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, diabetes and dehydration..." Relationship to Hypertension "Gout is strongly associated with obesity, hypertension, hyperlipidemia and diabetes..." Relationship to Elevated Insulin Levels "...obesity, hypertension, hyperlipidemia and diabetes..." Relationship to High Total Cholesterol "Gout is strongly associated with obesity, hypertension, hyperlipidemia and diabetes..." Problems Caused By Being Overweight The Condition "...Physical signs and risks of being overweight Hypertension, coronary heart disease, predisposition to diabetes, hyperlipidemia (increased cholesterol level), metabolic abnormalities, increased risk for gallbladder disease, gout, some types of cancer, and development of osteoarthritis of the weight-bearing joints..." Relationship to Gout / Hyperuricemia "Gout is strongly associated with obesity, hypertension, hyperlipidemia and diabetes..." Test for Cardiac Risk Factors As A Treatment "...This is a critical issue because one-half of all myocardial infarctions and strokes occur among individuals without overt hyperlipidemia..."

Last updated: May 10, 2007