"This finding is inconsistent with the cholesterol hypothesis (ie, that cholesterol, particularly LDL-C, is inherently atherogenic). Since elderly people with h

"This finding is inconsistent with the cholesterol hypothesis (ie, that cholesterol, particularly LDL-C, is inherently atherogenic). Since elderly people with high LDL-C live as long or longer than those with low LDL-C, our analysis provides reason to question the validity of the cholesterol hypothesis." http://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/6/6/e010401.full http://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/6/6/e010401.full "We might also point out that the vast area in the middle is shared by both those with and without heart disease. In fact, the solid line represents about seven times as many people as the dotted line. That means that the vast majority of people who developed heart disease developed it with cholesterol levels similar to those of seven times as many people who remained free of heart disease." https://chrismasterjohnphd.com/2011/03/14/genes-ldl-cholesterol-levels-and/ https://chrismasterjohnphd.com/2011/03/14/genes-ldl-choleste...