Crows love cheeseburgers and are getting high cholesterol
Some scientists&#x2F;doctors love using cholesterol because its easy to measure. But it&#x27;s still mostly useless. I wonder if its mostly useless here.<p><i>Oh look it is.</i> From the article:<p>&gt; Comparing the cholesterol and survival rates of the burger-eating crows with those of nearby crows who were weren’t supplemented with fast food, the team found that cholesterol levels did not have a detectable effect on the birds’ survival.<p>Meanwhile, in a 2015 survey by Credit Suisse Foundation found 54% of docs falsely believed eating cholesterol-rich food raises blood levels of cholesterol and damages the heart. In the words of the survey, &quot;This is a clear example of the level of misinformation that exists among doctors.&quot; <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.credit-suisse.com&#x2F;about-us-news&#x2F;en&#x2F;articles&#x2F;news-and-expertise&#x2F;fat-the-new-health-paradigm-201509.html" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.credit-suisse.com&#x2F;about-us-news&#x2F;en&#x2F;articles&#x2F;news...</a><p>Why won&#x27;t this dumb meme die?