Tag: cholesterol

What Do You Mean By Healthy: In Controversial Move, FDA Set To Change Official Definition

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What Do You Mean By Healthy: In Controversial Move, FDA Set To Change Official Definition
FDA To Tell Us What Healthy Means–Using Outdated Models That Still Mistakenly Vilify Cholesterol, Fat There is power is words, even in an age of so many lies, half-truths, and obfuscations. Perhaps words are even more important in such an age, as we parse the statements coming out of government and companies’ PR shops like shamen examining the entrails of chickens to distill out the facts that may or may not be swaddled within the blanket of BS.… Read the rest

‘A Waste Of Time:’ Group Of Experts In Large-Scale Study Find Statins Worse Than Useless

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‘A Waste Of Time:’ Group Of Experts In Large-Scale Study Find Statins Worse Than Useless
High Cholesterol ‘Does Not Cause Heart Disease:’ Massive Study From Panel Of Experts Weighs In On Statins If you’re old enough to remember the ad campaigns warning people about the dangers of eating too many eggs and other sources of cholesterol, suggesting that they could cause heart disease, then you are probably old enough to at least have had a passing thought as to your own heart health.… Read the rest

Study accidentally shows the increased risk of cardiovascular disease due to statin use

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Study accidentally shows the increased risk of cardiovascular disease due to statin use
  A recent Swedish study seems to show that the use of statins, found in commonly prescribed cholesterol-lowering drugs like Lipitor, can actually increase the chances of a person suffering cardiovascular disease or even a cardiovascular event. The study, conducted at The Institute of Environmental Medicine in Stockholm, Sweden was looking at a possible relationship between the levels of PCSK9, An enzyme found in the blood, and cardiovascular disease in older individuals.… Read the rest