[sourcery]

This from the Medical Journal, Duh!

The point is that the key piece of evidence that convinced the medical establishment that "cholesterol clogs your arteries" was the fact that the statin drugs lowered the risk of heart attacks. However, the evidence that the mechanism by which the statin drugs work is by reducing inflammation strongly calls the "cholesterol is the culprit" theory into question.

Reference: The Cholesterol Myths.

[muawiyah]

Cholesterol is a personal problem ~ statins don't work with some people (because of a so-called "rare" cellular metabolic difference) ~ and with some men, unless they get a regular input of "new fat" in their diet, their cholesterol production increases!

Best bet is a diet high in walnuts, walnut products, and salmon.