By Jerome Burne
A murder mystery often begins with what seems like an open and shut case – woman alone in the room, gun in hand body on the floor. She’s guilty, bang to rights. This is how the so-called ‘Cholesterol Hypothesis’ has always been presented. Cholesterol is found in the plaque that blocks arteries. So – less cholesterol, less plaque, less heart disease. QED.
However, as Dr Malcolm Kendrick pokes into the details, the apparently…