Konstantin Aleksandrovich Krulev is a practicing doctor, author of several books and a number of articles in medical journals. He works at the Research Institute of Emergency Medicine, in the intensive care unit. 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 do harm? - What happens if cholesterol levels are reduced too much? Mortality statistics in Russia indicate that more than 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, about the same - for the so-called external factors: injuries, murders, poisoning. Other diseases, such as tuberculosis and other infections, including HIV, are relatively rare. So, the main reason shortening our lives is atherosclerosis. We will talk about him in this book.