" The likelihood of suffering a fatal first heart attack was no less for those with a cholesterol level of 180 mg/dl than for those with 250. “The lack of association between serum cholesterol level and the incidence of sudden death suggests that factors other than the atherosclerotic process may be of major importance in this manifestation of coronary artery disease, "

― Gary Taubes , Good Calories, Bad Calories: Challenging the Conventional Wisdom on Diet, Weight Control, and Disease