Elevated cholesterol is an insidious condition without symptoms and visible signs. Many adults do not even know that coronary artery disease has long been approaching them. It is dangerous because without treatment and diet, sooner or later it can lead to serious problems of the body. Symptoms and signs of high cholesterol in the body. Hypercholesterolemia does not always appear in a person immediately, as soon as the concentration of cholesterol goes beyond normal limits. Signs of high cholesterol in the initial stages do not appear, a person may not be aware of dysmetabolic disorders that occur in his body for a long time. Often, an increase in cholesterol is detected by chance at a routine examination.