When scientists looked at ALL the studies, they found no proof that bad cholesterol causes heart disease.

Cardiovascular risk persists despite low LDL cholesterol levels if concomitant metabolic syndrome, hypertension, chronic inflammation, or dysglycemia remain unaddressed.

When people lower their 'bad' cholesterol to very low levels using strong medications, they have fewer heart attacks and strokes than those with higher cholesterol levels.

When you have too much 'bad' cholesterol (LDL) in your blood, it sticks to the walls of your arteries and builds up like gunk, making them narrow and stiff — which raises your chance of having a heart attack or stroke.

People’s cholesterol levels react differently when they swap out saturated fats in their diet, and this difference might be why studies can’t agree on whether eating more saturated fat increases heart disease risk.

Just because a diet changes one number in your blood, like LDL cholesterol, doesn't mean you can tell if it will keep your heart healthy or not.