cholesterol

The people have been SOLD a bill of fears and lies on cholesteroi and the Statin Drugs. The brain needs cholesterol for one thing and with all the PUSH for statins. people are developing LOW cholesterol in their bodies and hence MORE DEmentia etc. I don't believe my parents ever knew their...

Hello everyone. According to this study: http://qjmed.oxfordjournals.org/content/96/12/927 And if I understand correctly, cholesterol may be our bodies´defense mechanism against cardiovascular afflictions, which would explain correlation between high levels of cholesterol and cardiovascular...

Saw this story featured prominently on a Facebook friend's wall. A heart surgeon claims that it's not cholesterol from fatty diets that leads to heart disease, it's inflammation of arteries from a lifetime of low-fat, processed foods. In other words, medical science has been wrong on this issue...

It's not clear if egg consumption increases cholesterol blood levels. This article stated to limit eating egg yolks. Here's opposite article Thanks.

Cholesterol in blood has nothing to do with dietary cholesterol. It's representativeness bias. These US government dietary guidelines (page 76) suggests it is safe to consume <300 mg (a little bit more that in 1 egg) of dietary cholesterol a day. Many company are advertising 0% cholesterol...

http://www.amazon.com/Statin-Drugs-Really-Lower-Cholesterol/dp/0615618170 So, my dad is taking statins for high cholesterol. He recently mentioned this book to me, asking for my "skeptic sense" as one of his brothers has jumped whole-hearted (no pun intended) onto the book's bandwagon...

What do the medical/dietary professionals here think about taking plant sterols and stanols (supplements) on a regular basis to lower HDL? LINK My understanding is the the current guidelines regarding LDL (<100 mg/dL) will soon be revised to <70 mg/dL, which would seem to make lowering LDL more...

I know medical science is not as precise as computer science :D that said, a LOT of things have been said about the relation between "bad cholesterol" and heart disease, but the more I read the more confused I am. Some studies show that they are linked.. some other studies claim the contrary...

Link to article: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,584922,00.html A meta study, 21 studies that don't link saturated fats to heart disease. My own belief is that Coronary Artery Disease (cad) is caused by sub-clinical allergy. Hey, if you can eat something that gives you hives on your skin...

Forgive me if this has been subject to discussion previously and please feel free to point me towards such a discussion. How tightly does variation in dietary fat intake correlate with blood cholesterol (including LDL and HDL)? Clearly the one must influence the other, that's why people with...

The results of a trial testing statins in healthy people has been published today, showing a significant risk reduction in cardiac events. http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/NEJMoa0807646 The editorial in the NEJM comments: http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/NEJMe0808320 In the...

I have heard that if you do not filter coffee through a paper filter, say in a french press, that is has high levels of oils that raise cholesterol. Is this true or BS?

I'd love to hear opinions on this book, especially from those with expertise in this area. I did find a few related threads. A related title is "Nourishing Traditions: The Cookbook that Challenges Politically Correct Nutrition and the Diet Dictocrats" (this title sounds a bit strawmanesque to...

Okay, so my dad has high cholesterol. It's the good kind though (HDL?) Now, he's had the MRI screenings, and there's no blockages, obstructions, etc. He's in perfect health, correct weight, mid-fifties, eats well, yadda yadda yadda. His doctor, however, is recomending that he takes a...

Marshall E. Deutsch, a member of the International Network of Cholesterol Skeptics, wrote an article in Skeptic magazine and spoke at TAM4 on this topic. I wrote a rebuttal in the following issue of Skeptic. I am skeptical about cholesterol too, and I agree with some of Deutsch's points, but I...

ANyone have studies, the origional studies, of the dangers of too low cholesterol?

My woo detector is kaput, please help. The AMA, BHF (British Heart Foundation) and practically any similar organisation tell me that lowering my consumption of saturated animal will decrease my risk of heart disease by lowering by (somewhat high) levels of cholesterol. However, I can't find...

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,6715176%255E1702,00.html It is so hard to keep up on the "health & diet fad study of the week".