Heart medicine dropped after ABC show ALMOST one in four people with cholesterol problems who watched an ABC program describe the link between saturated fats, cholesterol and heart disease as "the biggest myth in medical history" altered their medication after the two-part Catalyst special. Catalyst presenter Maryanne Demasi, who has a doctorate in medical research philosophy, relied on a small number of sources to question the widely accepted link between saturated fats, cholesterol and heart disease.