tl;dr: total cholesterol is a terrible health metric on its own, and depending on your diet, it might be both associated with shorter lifespan, or longevity. More valid diagnostic tools are available, but far too expensive for the GP office. And statins simply reduce this useless figure in a vacuum, but are not correlated at all with improved health.
"Dr. Paul Mason — Why your doctor thinks cholesterol is bad"
https://youtu.be/j-nq60_oEIc?si=KX9MFMrC43NDJtVy
Then maybe follow up with "The shady truth about statins"
https://youtu.be/I7r4j1u42V8?si=QHxg7UDQFcBkMt2p
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tl;dr: total cholesterol is a terrible health metric on its own, and depending on your diet, it might be both associated with shorter lifespan, or longevity. More valid diagnostic tools are available, but far too expensive for the GP office. And statins simply reduce this useless figure in a vacuum, but are not correlated at all with improved health.