See e.g. http://chriskresser.com/the-diet-heart-myth-cholesterol-and-saturated-fat-are-not-the-enemy/ http://chriskresser.com/the-diet-heart-myth-cholesterol-an

See e.g. http://chriskresser.com/the-diet-heart-myth-cholesterol-and-saturated-fat-are-not-the-enemy/ http://chriskresser.com/the-diet-heart-myth-cholesterol-and-... and the references therein. Also, read https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phytosterol#Cholesterol_lowering https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phytosterol#Cholesterol_loweri... Dietary cholesterol seems to have a minor (~10%) impact on serum cholesterol levels, and no impact on CVD or all cause mortality. And this has been known (and ignored) IIRC for about 40 years now. Cholesterol is a symptom of problems, not their cause. Note, however, that this is regarding a typical human. There are rare genetic diseases in which cholesterol itself is the culprit. I have no knowledge of this specific disease, but it might be one of them.