This is interesting because my mum is on Statin due to her supposedly high cholesterol (I told her to get off it ... but who am I? I don't have that piece of paper that said I attended medical school) ). Even though mum has the healthiest diet you can imagined. I did my blood works about four months ago, everything was okay except for my cholesterol. It was stepping over the unacceptable line. Dr "watch your diet!" Me "I can't eat more healthy than what I am doing right now" Doctors sees the overall number in cholesterol and throw the Statin in your face. What they don't explain is that your body also need cholesterol to function. I recently discovered that there's two types of LDL - Type A (saturated fat) and Type B (carbs and Sugar). If you're type A, you're in the good zone. B, watch/change your diet. How to tell? If your Triglycerides is low but your HDL is high (Type A) if your Triglycerides is high and your HDL is low (Type B) Having said that, if I am wrong, someone can correct me.