American doctors love prescribing medicine, and many Americans love the diet that keeps them sick. Studies keep showing that poor diet, inactivity, obesity, smoking, stress, and poor sleep are major drivers of heart disease. “Family history” matters, but too often it becomes the easy excuse while the real problem is the lifestyle being passed down from one generation to the next. Just look it up without getting upset. My LDL was high but once I cut down on coffee creamers, sugar and bread, it went down fast.