had to make the decision to not take lowering cholesterol drugs. My Lipid specialist is not happy, but I have weighed it all up and becasue of ill effects from drugs, have decided to not take them. There are numerous books on the subject incl Malcom Kendricks The Great Cholesterol Con and Uffe Ravnskovs Ignore the Obvious. It seems that these men were pioneers in the subject, and now studies such as this Norwegion one are catching up. Its Good! Lorna 7 October 2011 Eggsactly! Frederica Huxley 7 October 2011 Why, why, why, given this overwhelming research on cholesterol levels and mortality, has the Danish government recently brought in a tax on saturated fat? And now, I understand that the UK government wants to follow suit. Two questions, John. Firstly, since these results are so clear-cut, how come we've been led to believe for so long that the opposite was true ? Secondly, I'm surprised no mention was made of levels of so-called "good" and "bad" cholesterol. Are they not relevant ? (Meanwhile, I thrive on two eggs a day, and intend to continue doing so.) Jane Muscat 7 October 2011 I have been having statins for the past 10 yrs with dieting with no effect at all .My range was 7 but in the past 6 months I read that chillis lower cholesterol and blood pressure .I have just done my tests,where 2 days before I ate a buffet of mussels,shrimps and sweets and an icecream everyday since it