Holy crap, this! Just cursory research shows that cholesterol "levels" are bullshit. You need cholesterol for your brain to work well (vegans, anyone?) and high cholesterol can be a sign of inflammation or even eating to the point you are in ketosis (not necessarily bad!). Eat healthy shit and your cholesterol goes down. My bf was getting harassed by his doc about it. I told him that I could flub his results if he did exactly what I said. He did and his cholesterol lowered enough that the doc was confused. I told him, yeah, I don't like making you eat like that and it's not healthy, but I can get those results your doc "wants". It's a symptom.