THE CHOLESTEROL DILEMA FOR QUITE  SOME TIME, CARDIOVASCULAR  HEART RISKS DUE TO HIGH CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVELS HAVE BEEN UNDER SCIENTIFIC SCRUTINY. IN HIS BOOK ABOUT THE HEALTH BENEFITS OF CORAL CALCIUM, DR.ROBERT BAREFOOT  TALKS ABOUT THESE INVESTIGATIONS AND EXPLAINS  THAT CHOLESTEROL COMES TO THE AID OF DAMAGED BLOOD VESSELS WHEN INFLAMATION  AND/OR  IRRITATION  PRODUCE LACERATIONS [...]