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Treating Cholesterol using nutritional supplements
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<blockquote data-quote="croaker24" data-source="post: 12927" data-attributes="member: 900"><p>I read this book last year and while it has some valid points - I don't trust these authors and definitely not their conclusions - it seems to me - like so many of these 'sensationalism' medical books by folks with dubious credentials that they rely on cherry-picking data, arguments from appeal, and as always 'conspiracy theories'. I do think statins are over prescribed - that they should be limited to specific high-risk populations. Furthermore, the bottom line is that these folks are trying to make money - and I note that they push supplements that they conveniently offer on internet website.</p><p></p><p>Here's a good take and I think balanced overview of the book - scan through the comments - very informative:</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.docsopinion.com/2013/01/28/the-great-cholesterol-myth/" target="_blank">http://www.docsopinion.com/2013/01/28/the-great-cholesterol-myth/</a></p><p></p><p>I do believe that the scientific data does provide a correlation between CHD and cholesterol. THe precise relationship however is evolving as more granular studies are performed (e.g. LDL-P, etc.)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="croaker24, post: 12927, member: 900"] I read this book last year and while it has some valid points - I don't trust these authors and definitely not their conclusions - it seems to me - like so many of these 'sensationalism' medical books by folks with dubious credentials that they rely on cherry-picking data, arguments from appeal, and as always 'conspiracy theories'. I do think statins are over prescribed - that they should be limited to specific high-risk populations. Furthermore, the bottom line is that these folks are trying to make money - and I note that they push supplements that they conveniently offer on internet website. Here's a good take and I think balanced overview of the book - scan through the comments - very informative: [URL]http://www.docsopinion.com/2013/01/28/the-great-cholesterol-myth/[/URL] I do believe that the scientific data does provide a correlation between CHD and cholesterol. THe precise relationship however is evolving as more granular studies are performed (e.g. LDL-P, etc.) [/QUOTE]
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