I would agree with you if I were not a non smoker and a diabetic. So no smoking and very little insulin. Plenty of cholesterol tho, and it went down when I cut down on pork, beef and other highly saturated foods. That is not to say there aren't other factors in cholesterol, your liver produces it and some people are genetically predisposed to high cholesterol. A guy I work with runs marathons, cross country skis and plays racket ball every morning. Doesn't smoke, very little stress in his life. Dr put him on a vegetarian diet because his cholesterol was so high, like his dads, his brothers etc...