M.D. Two terms that many health writers do not understand are oxycholesterol and cholesterol. Most of the chemicals in your body and in your food are safe, but when many chemicals in your body and foods are oxidized and converted to oxidized forms they become poisons.
Cholesterol is pure and safe for arteries.
The cholesterol in fresh meat, fish, eggs and milk is safe. In fact, it functions as an antioxidant that protects your arteries. So one way to set yourself up for a heart attack is to eat a diet that is low in folic acid, pyridoxine or vitamin B 12 that causes homocysteine to build up, that converts cholesterol to oxycholestreol. That's why you must eat whole grains, beans, seeds and nuts to provide these three vitamins and more. Another way to cause a heart attack is to eat oxidized fats and cholesterol.