It's also interesting that faulty research from almost 100 years ago is still affecting the way we eat. Humans are not rabbits -- they have very different dietary requirements. Apparently nobody has managed to show a link between dietary cholesterol and health in humans. (though they've tried, which provides evidence that there is no link)
This science falls victim to the "micro nutrient fallacy", the idea that overall health can be understood as a function of the health correlations narrowly observed from a single chemical or ingredient.<p>This is why people drown their food in olive oil (no there is no such thing as healthy oils), and why people take obscene amounts of supplements to the point where rivers (via sewage) contain detectable amounts of dietary supplement chemicals.<p>This is also why most men over 60 are on statins, blood pressure meds, etc., and are still obese and eating the same diet that got them into trouble -- and why most will still die of the diseases the drugs are supposed to prevent.<p>It's also why advertisers put "Contains Omega 3s" or "Low in cholesterol" or "Contains Lycopene" in big letters all over the box they are trying to sell you.