My husband 'slathers' his toast with butter (which means uses a lot). He goes to the gym 5 times a week. His chloresteral is off the bottom of the chart. The doctors tell him to exercise more.
As a rule, I do not eat butter and do not slather when I do. Otherwise, we eat almost identically. I go to the gym 3 times a week. My chloresteral is 200. Of course, the doctors want me on statins. No thanks.
Aside, my brother and cousin both died w/ALS. The first thing Dr. Simmons of Hershey Med did, was to take them off the statins. Both had debililtating muscle deterioration and breathing. Both were caused by those damned statins.
For a good resourse on health issues: go to Mercola.com or NaturalNews.com. Both provide us with some good information. Dr. Mercola has been on w/Dr. Oz.