BBHC Unfiltered

Cholesterol: Villain, Victim, or Vital Building Block?

Nick Howarth

Published on: 19/02/2026

For decades, cholesterol has been treated like a criminal on the run. “Lower it.” “Suppress it.” “Block it.” That has been the dominant narrative. But from a BBHC fundamentals lens—rooted in ancestral physiology and metabolic function—the real question is not, How low can you go? It’s this: Why is it there in the first place? Because cholesterol is not a toxin. It is a structural necessity.