This doesn't surprise me. It's pretty clear that a whole foods plant based diet is the way to go if you're serious about your health. (I'm not. I'm vegan, so I get some of the benefits, but I also eat like crap, lots of processed meals and other such garbage, so I'm not super healthy)
But yeah, if you want your cholesterol to decrease, the easiest way is to switch to a whole foods plant based diet!!
Back before the '24 election I was arguing with my dad again (I'm learning how to give non-committal answers that just move the conversation along without an argument, but it's hard), and he said that shit (don't let perfect be the enemy of good) and I asked "can you honestly say the democrats are good?" and he was like "no, I can't", and I was like "cool, so really it's more, don't let good be the enemy of evil, but slightly less evil than the other option, isn't it?" and he changed the subject. One of my prouder rhetorical moments, really