For many years now, cholesterol has been the bad guy responsible for clogging our arteries leading to cardiovascular disease. However, studies are now showing that it is not the direct cause but merely a component of a complex process that involves factors which we will discuss. Recent studies have shown that dietary cholesterol (in 90% or more of the population) does not necessarily correlate with the level of cholesterol in blood. In other words, it seems that we have been avoiding certain foods, such as eggs, to keep our cholesterol levels under control when it really does not affect our cholesterol levels anyway.