Let's meet your cholesterol experts -- What is cholesterol and why do you need it? -- Forget cholesterol : it's the inflammation -- What do major health groups say about cholesterol? -- Doctors are questioning the anticholesterol message -- Statin drugs : magic pill or marketed poison? -- What does heart healthy really mean? -- Why low fat ain' all that -- Carbs and vegetable oils : the twin villains -- What's this LDL particle thing? -- Forgotten and ignored : triglycerides and HDL -- The experts weigh in on key heart-health markers -- Why are so many doctors clueless about cholesterol? -- What do you mean my cholesterol is too low? -- Nine reasons why cholesterol levels can go up -- I'm still worried about my high cholesterol! -- But aren't the cholesterol guidelines based on solid science? -- The low-fat, vegetarian myth -- How your doctor (mis)interprets your cholesterol test results -- What your basic cholesterol test results mean -- Eight advanced health markers you should consider -- Test your ability to read cholesterol test results -- Epilogue : now that you've been enlightened, what happens next?.