There is some good information in here but I think they have a point to prove and will often go out of there way to twist some of the science to prove it.

I got tired of fact checking. ( )

Yes, thank you. This book helped me make sense of the many, seemingly contradictory follow-up comments I received from my doctor and lab results about watching my cholesterol. My health wasn't poor in the least, and I didn't know what to make of a few of the cholesterol indicators being too "high" whatever that meant. The Great Cholesterol Myth was an education and it helped me sort out not just what the numbers mean but it was also a short history of why this subject is fraught with conflicting information. I recommend this book to anyone who eats and ages—which is, well, everybody—because there's almost no escaping having to deal with the effects of eating processed food at some point.

The quick summary is that for far too long, due to a mix of bad PR, misinformation and misunderstanding, cholesterol took the blame for the rise in heart disease while countless studies for the past half century have demonstrably shown the real culprit to be inflammation which is caused by processed foods (bad carbs) and sugar.

When I'm asked about the specifics of the diet I put together as a result of reading this book along with many others, I say it's a mash-up of Atkins, Paleo and the Mediterranean diets. The trick for me was to find something that was backed by research, yielded measurable results for me in particular, and, most importantly, is one I could live with for the long term. I read food labels far more than I used to. I feel comfortable skipping 80% of the store while out grocery shopping. But I also allow cheat days, though I don't think of them as such. As long as those days are the exception and not the rule, then the benefits are sustained. ( )

This was a very informative book that I checked out of the library when my cholesterol was high yet again. Although they used a lot of medical terms, they explained things pretty well. ( )

Everybody should read this book! Most doctors are on the low-fat, whole-grain bandwagon, which is killing people. Cholesterol is NOT the culprit behind heart disease. This book is the TRUTH. ( )

This would have gotten four stars but the authors kind of derailed on a couple chapters. They had my attention when they were discussing science-based medicine but lost me when they verged into a pseudo scientific rant. Otherwise, there was a lot of helpful information in my journey of nutritional minimalism. ( )