The eskimos have a legendary diet of about 80% fat, yet are completely free from heart disease despite having very high cholesterol levels… Why? Because heart disease is not caused by consuming high quantities of dietary cholesterol. Elevated cholesterol levels are also a poor indicator of cardiovascular disease risk. Why are we not looking at various other biomarkers such as triglycerides, insulin resistance, and inflammation? The answer is pretty simple… Statin drugs accumulate huge sums of re