Unbelievably stupid, but at least they are arrogant too. The body makes cholesterol and it is essential to life. High levels of cholesterol are associated with longer lifespans. Low levels are are correlated to shorter lifespans.
The real enemy is oxidized cholesterol, which is untouched by these treatments.
In the absence of dietary cholesterol, your body will simply make its own. The body NEEDS cholesterol to function.
You can have all the steaks and eat all the eggs and butter you want so long as you eat healthy overall and stay away from the hydrogenated vegetable oils and added sugars (which is in almost all supermarket processed foods).
I've been eating three eggs fried in butter for decades and still have normal cholesterol levels. Sometimes I'll whip up a plate of chicken livers, because I like my chicken livers.