Last October, the ABC aired two consecutive episodes of its flagship science programme, Catalyst, which claimed the causal link between saturated fat, cholesterol and heart disease was ‘the biggest myth in medical history’. It also cast doubt on the efficacy of cholesterol medications, known as statins. In the Sydney Morning Herald, health editor Amy Corderoy quoted Professor Emily Banks, whom she referred to as ‘Australia’s top medicine safety expert’, urging the ABC not to air the second episode because it could lead people to stop taking life-saving medication.