Konstantin Aleksandrovich Krulev is a practicing physician, author of several books and a number of articles in medical journals. Works at the Research Institute of Emergency Medicine, in the intensive care unit. He is engaged in scientific work in the field of studying the problem of atherosclerosis. – Who can get atherosclerosis? – How to reduce cholesterol without drugs? – Can statins cause harm? – What happens if cholesterol levels are reduced too much? Mortality statistics in Russia indicate that more half of the country's population, about 55%, die from diseases of the circulatory system. The cause of most of them is atherosclerosis. Oncology accounts for about 12-15% of cases, and about the same amount is due to so-called external factors: trauma, murder, poisoning. Other diseases, such as tuberculosis and other infections, including HIV, are relatively rare. So, the main reason that shortens our lives is atherosclerosis. We'll talk about it in this book.