$29 billion reasons to lie about cholesterol - book

$29 Billion Reasons to Lie about Cholesterol: Making Profit by Turning Healthy People into Patients by Justin Smith. "We are told that high cholesterol levels pose a major risk factor for developing heart disease. We are also told that the consumption of foods containing saturated fat and cholesterol increases the risk for heart disease - the Cholesterol Idea. This idea has led to the mass prescription of cholesterol-lowering drugs, but do so many of us really need these drugs and what are the risks associated with lowering cholesterol?"