Interesting read, anjkara.

Whilst I agree with most of what you say, there are two types of cholesterol recognised, are there not? High-density-lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol and low-density-lipoprotein (LDL). The latter being often considered to be 'bad' because it does build up in people's arteries causing heart disease.

Interestingly, the human body can manufacture its own cholesterol (which you state) so you don't actually need any in your diet. Extra HDL cholesterol will no doubt get metabolized into other hormones as required (or used as you state, helping out after inflammation). But that extra LDL stuff... What becomes of that?

A diet low in cholesterol (particularly LDL cholesterol) and very low in refined sugar has to be the way to go? A very broad diet with lots of fun exercise is what I would recommend (I've eaten tonnes of food in my life and only pull my face at natto - fermented soya beans - and shiokara - concentrated fermented squid entrails. The latter being used in Japanese drinking games and being really bad when you burp).