Dr. Christopher Labos

But you can't accomplish that without medication.

And so that's where the medical community has really shifted their focus to be.

It's not the cholesterol in your diet so much as it is the cholesterol in your blood.

And so what's the recommendation?

Are they good for you?

Are they bad for you?

Well, here's the thing.

No food is really good for you, and no food is really bad for you, right?

If we back up to salt, you know, sodium is not bad for you.

You need sodium.

If you had no sodium, you would die.

Your cells would stop working.

It is a critical element that you need for the normal functioning of the human body.

Our problem always becomes one of excess.

You need sugar.

Without sugar, you go into a coma and your brain dies.

But too much of it and you get diabetes.

And that's the real issue here is that we live in a society of excess.

I get what you're saying.

And it's funny because when I started doing science communication for the public, one of the first radio interviews I ever gave was with a local host here in Montreal.