[v37p]

Anecdotal, but the same happened to me. I later fixed it by running for 30 minutes 3x per week, and continue do to so to this day. LDL, HDL, Triglycerides, and blood pressure are all in the healthy ranges. 5.5 years and counting, with no "cheat" days either.

[jobu]

Yep. Exercise is the answer here. Moderate exercise will help your body to produce HDL cholesterol, which aids in removing unhealthy LDL and Triglycerides from your blood stream. According to my doctor, having a higher ratio of HDL to LDL cholesterol is far more important number than the total cholesterol level.