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The Cholesterol Myth If the hypothesis that a fatty diet causes heart disease is true, why has over fifty years of trials and studies failed to confirm it? It's certainly not for want of trying
Is High Cholesterol The Cause of Heart Disease? An Interview with Uffe Ravnskov MD, PhD.
The founder of THINCS, and his thoughts about the cholesterol hypothesis
The Dangers of Low Blood Cholesterol. "Everyone knows" that high levels of blood cholesterol are bad for us. In fact, low levels are much more risky
Oils and fats:
The significance of temperature. Whether
different fats and oils are harmful or not depends on
their temperature of use.
Saturated fat reduces risk of heart disease in post-menopausal women
Mediterranean Paradoxes Why do Mediterranean countries enjoy low levels of heart disease, while eating a high-fat diet?
Why is premature heart disease mortality in Britain declining? After a seemingly inexorable rise in deaths from coronary heart disease, all of a sudden they started to decline. There have been several attempts to explain increases in the disease and attempts have also been made to explain the decline. But the suggestion that recent dietary changes, reductions in cholesterol and smoking habit, etc, have accounted for the decline are unconvincing, particularly since the decline began before there was any significant change in these lifestyle patterns. This paper looks in more depth.
How statistics in medicine can mislead "Taking X will reduce your risk of a heart attack by 50%." When drug companies and the media want to get headlines, they use relative risk statistics. These are usually quite misleading. This paper by Uffe Ravnskov, MD, PhD, first published in the British Medical Journal, gives the facts on the real benefits of heart disease treatment.
Fats aren't bad for us . .
.
In March 2001, the journal Science
published an article by the American journalist, Gary
Taubes, in which he pointed out the flaws in the
cholesterol theory. Entitled The Soft Science of
Dietary Fat , you can read it here.
. . . Oh, yes they are! . .
.
Taubes' article was vehemently opposed by the
supporters of the cholesterol/heart disease theory. Dr
Scott Grundy wrote this riposte on behalf of the
'conventional' medical world. Here it is.
. . . If they are, why do
you have to lie?
But the references Grundy quoted in support of his
contention that heart disease is related to blood
cholesterol, actually did no such thing. Dr Uffe
Ravnskov and others, including this author, pointed
this out in a letter to Science
published in February 2002. This is it. This
illustrates how those who promote the cholesterol myth
try to fool the public.
Why is a cholesterol level of 5.2 (200) 'healthy'? We all know that 5.2 (200 if you are in the USA) is the 'healthy' maximum blood cholesterol level. If you have ever wondered how these figures were arrived at, Mary Enig, PhD, tells here.
'Heart-healthy'
margarines and spreads may increase the risk of a heart
attack.
Benecol, Flora Proactive, and other 'nutriceuticals'
are promoted as 'heart healthy' becuae they lower
cholesterol — but research shows they
increase heart attack
risk!
Is
all that intensive drug treatment
worthwhile?
If, like me, you are over 70 and your doctor wants you
to take a cocktail of drugs "for your heart", are you
really going to benefit?
STATINS and other cholesterol-lowering drugs. These drugs are being aggressively marketed. But are they worth taking? What are the benefits — if any? What harm could they cause?
STUDIES
Study: Eating cooked eggs is as effective as antihypertensive drugs for lowering blood pressure
Study: Expectant mother's low cholesterol damages babies
Study: How Milk May Reduce Heart Disease
Study: Low Cholesterol May Mean Poorer Mental Powers
Study: Low Cholesterol makes Children Aggressive
Study: Does Cholesterol Feed Prostate Cancer?
Study: How a Cholesterol Rich Diet Helps Cure Tuberculosis
Study: Low Cholesterol Increases Elderly Death Rates
Study: Eating Eggs Does Not Harm Arteries
Study: Exercise Doesn't Eliminate Obesity Death Risks
Study: Raising Cholesterol Reduces Heart Disease
Last updated 13 November 2009
