Why Your Doctor Is Wrong About Cholesterol

It's been vilified as the primary cause of heart problems for years, yet it has virtually nothing to do with it.

STORY AT-A-GLANCE

• Cholesterol is a waxy substance found in nearly every cell of your body and is essential to good health. It plays a role in hormone production, digestion, the manufacture of vitamin D following sun exposure, and helps protect your cell membranes

• The most concerning risk factors for cardiovascular disease are insulin resistance, Type 2 di…