The Straight Dope on Cholesterol: 10 Things You Need to Know – Part 1

'No summary of this length can begin to fully address a topic as comprehensive as cholesterol metabolism and the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis. In fact, those of us who challenge conventional wisdom often find ourselves needing to do exactly what Frederic Bastiat suggested:

“We must admit that our opponents in this argument have a marked advantage over us. They need only a few words to set forth a half-truth; whereas, in order to show that it is a half-truth, we have to resort to long and arid dissertations.”

So, at the risk of trying to minimize the “long and arid” part of this process, below are the 10 things you need to know to be the judge – for yourself – if the conventional advice about cholesterol is correct.'

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The Straight Dope on Cholesterol: 10 Things You Need to Know – Part 2

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Heart Disease Fact: It's A Nutritional Deficiency

Clogged artery shown with a cut out section displaying fat deposits and a formed clot.

By Christopher Barr, Health/Nutrition Historian

'A recent news headline boldly declared that the case of former President Bill Clinton having a surgical reopening of clogged arteries not many years after quadruple bypass is proof that there is no cure for heart disease.

This gave me a chuckle.

One not having the best results means therefore no one can have results? That doesn’t sound very scientific at all.

The article opened noting his “blocked arteries fixed”.

This gave me another chuckle.

Bypass surgery doesn’t “fix” blocked arteries – it bypasses them with surgical alterations. That’s why the procedure is called a ‘bypass’.

Bypass surgery doesn’t fix the problem. It doesn’t even address what causes the problem'


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