EthnicGR (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

i have an interview in a Greek paper of the French expert he says the same about the cholesterol myth. Dr Michel de Lorgeril, cardiologue et chercheur au CNRScheck his blog

LLOYD19851012 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

my Cholesterol two weeks ago was 9.7. lets just say im trying to lower it

alickamoso1 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

The cause of heart and cardiovascular disease is inflammation, this makes the LDL raise. Its like blaming the firefighter for showing up at the fire, and trying to put it out. Cholesterol is in every living cell PERIOD! A war against cholesterol is technically a war against cells.

MrPenguinfeather (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

My blood pressure and cholesterol were high until I started drinking Mona Vie with the red top. I'm not the only one it has helped either. People should go to juiceberg's channel if they want to inquire about the MV. I'm telling ya, it's amazing!

HandyBendyGandhi (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

@jweymarn @jweymarn A few years ago I had my cholesterol level measured at 6.2 so I went on an almost total vegan low fat diet for 8 months before having it measured again. It had increased to 6.5! There is a strong genetic component to the levels of cholesterol production in the body which of course varies between individuals . Seemingly my body was not happy about the reduction in my dietary cholesterol and compensated by producing more. Refined carbohydrates are the real killers.

lipidqueen (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

@boscombefun read malcolm kendrick's book (the great cholesterol con)

jweymarn (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

@glynwainwright It would be much appreciated if you specify what paper you are talking about. Assuming it is either1. Are refined carbohydrates worse than saturated fat?or maybe2.Meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies evaluating the association of saturated fat with cardiovascular diseaseGoogle the titles for the pdf:sIm starting my 3rd month on a LCHF diet and when i started my colesterol was at 5,75mmol/l. After another 3 months we'll see if it has changed...

2trey4five (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Absolutely agreed. The real cause, as best as we know, is elevated triglycerides that cause LDL lipoproteins (not cholesterol itself) to get small and dense. The irony is that triglycerides increase the most from highly refined carb diets, which was the natural alternative to avoiding the supposedly bad saturated fats. Saturated fats if anything reduce the incidence of heart disease by increasing the size of LDL, avoiding clogging arteries in the first place.

m1aws (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Proves they are looking for the wrong thing.Eating bread & marg. makes me fatter, not unprocessed meats & all the other "evils".. Why is that?

glynwainwright (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Good question - if you look into the research on this further you will find that the variance is more related to dietary lifestyle than genetic.Over the last 10 years in lipid research -Low LDL is now seen to cause problem in neurons and nerve cells (see cholesterol-lipid raft functions in ganglia and mitochondria).First a heart pill to lower cholesterol - now a brain pill to raise it - a double your money strategy for a 27 billion dollar p.a. medicine.