Cholesterol
The strange idea that cholesterol causes atherosclerosis was revived in the 1950s when the vegetable oil industry learned that their polyunsaturated oils lowered serum cholesterol. (Many other toxins lower cholesterol, but that is never mentioned.) The industry began advertising their oils as "heart protective," and they enlisted some influential organizations to help in their advertising: The American Dietetic Association, the American Heart Association, the US Dept. of Agriculture and FDA, and the AMA. The oil industry helped to create and promote a large amount of fraudulent and unscientific work
. Ray Peat
https://raypeat.com/articles/articles/cholesterol-longevity.shtml
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