India, Dec. 9 -- For many people, a high cholesterol number on a lab report instantly triggers panic - and often a lifelong prescription to bring it down. Cholesterol has been vilified for years as a silent killer, but is it really the enemy we think it is? After all, if most of it is produced inside the body, could it truly be all bad?

Dr Alok Chopra, founder-director and consultant cardiologist at Delhi's Aashlok Hospital with over 40 years of experience, is challenging the long-held myth that cholesterol is the enemy of good health. In an Instagram video posted on September 21, 2024, the cardiologist, in conversation with his daughter Eisha Chopra, explains the many benefits of cholesterol and why your lab numbers aren't absolute - be...