I think you misunderstand the extent of literature on this topic, on the topic of atheroma formation, apoB, statin effects, etc. There are thousands of studies, most are crap, but many are very good and not industry funded. And if you spend your career digging into this stuff you'll come to a conclusion that can't be toppled by small things like a new study, or a patent expiring, or institutes changing what the deemed acceptable levels are. The evidence that apoB concentrations integrated over time (modulated by hypertention and inflammation) are directly proportional to atheroma growth are multifarious and widespread. We even have clear mechanisms (it is NOT endothelial damage, they are transported across the endothelial by cellular machinery that is clearly intended to do this .. for some purpose, and transported back again but not at the same rate). The evidence against prior hypotheses like "sugar causing endothelial damage" and for the recognition that the disease is directly proportional to apoB integrated over time is so overwhelming at this point that no serious doctor or nutritionist doubts it. Only YouTube doctors who sell an oversimplified message to the internet based on disproven hypotheses have a different opinion, usually holding steadfast to a theory that used to be plausable (but no longer is) having made themselves famous when we still didn't know, but now being stuck and unable to admit they were wrong since their fame depends on their now disproven story. They are a super minority among experts (even as many are doctors) but unfortunately highly successful at drumming up business for the American beef industry (some are paid by them to do it, most aren't) as most of the public now believes something that is clearly not in line with the mass of evidence. I'm fine with being skeptical. But that doesn't mean just disbelieving everything you are told. That is being rebellious for rebellion's sake, not being skeptical. So while I'm very much a free thinker, I don't reject everything that is mainstream, and I've spent far too much time on this topic to know that apoB concentration (in the context of normal human diets and bodies) is the cause of heart disease, and I will therefore continue to limit my animal product intake. It still might be that apoB concentrations, in an abnormal context like keto or something, might behave differently, but I put the odds at 2%. Anyhow, that's is my belief, I don't try to change people's minds on topics where innocent kids aren't getting slaughtered (on that topic I do). But I am very open about what I believe and why.