Sadly, the dietary saturated fat and cholesterol hypotheses of cardiovascular disease have for half a century held back and continue to hold back progress in preventing and treating heart disease. Many among the new generation of cardiologists are breaking dogmatic rank based on critical empirical review, but meanwhile heart disease remains the leading cause of death in Canada. 

This remarkably generous donation will save lives through better treatment of people who have had heart events. Mr. Munk appears canny enough to realize his donation would generate better returns by focussing on artificial intelligence to improve treatment through better surveillance, rather than pouring yet more money into the wasteful and counterproductive witch hunt against dietary saturated fat and so-called "bad" cholesterol, yet still heavily promoted by nutritional evangelists and pharmaceutical companies.