In this episode, I am speaking with Dr. Chris Masterjohn - who has a Ph.D. in nutritional sciences and who is widely regarded as one of the top nutritional biochemistry experts in the world – about the science on cholesterol levels, dietary cholesterol, statins, and their role in cardiovascular disease. In this podcast, Chris will cover  The conventional medical community vs. cholesterol skeptics – who is right about cholesterol and heart disease? The role of dietary cholesterol (And how it relates to cardiovascular risk) Do statins work to prevent heart disease? And what are the potential drawbacks and side effects? Can you really assess the risk of heart disease based on your cholesterol levels? Can niacin reduce heart disease? (The risky side effect of using niacin for reducing heart disease) Why nutritional scientists need to ask better questions when they perform a study Some little-known effects of statins (These might shock you!) Hot new supplements to increase NAD+ – do they work? And what do you need to know if you take them? The MUST-HAVE tool for eliminating any potential nutrient deficiency