cholesterol is much misunderstood as a compound. True, much of the wrong sort of fat-like substance can get deposited and inhibit blood flow. Yet, it forms the raw material for making hormones and acts as a carrier for fats. And a recent study has associated low cholesterol levels with severe depression. But in those who smoke or have high blood pressure, high levels of blood cholesterol creates heart and circulatory diseases.

Hence the hype about reducing cholesterol to