The Cholesterol LIE

The following is a REPORT I discovered on The Internet. Makes very interesting reading:


The Cholesterol Theory– A Tragedy To Health
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We have done a disservice to the American people and it is time to right the
wrong. Let me begin by saying quite emphatically based on scientific fact
cholesterol does not cause heart disease.
The theory began in 1948 with the Framingham Study, a study that was
responsible for good information until 1961 when those early researchers focused
on cholesterol and tunnel vision set in. From then on, cholesterol was deemed evil
rather than the vital substance it is to life.
Over the course of 25 years and 5,000 heart surgeries, I’d often look at a patient
on my table and wonder why he (or she) was there. His cholesterol was in
check, he was not obese, did not smoke and in fact, had none of the typical
risk factors associated with heart disease.
I repaired his heart knowing well statistics were high he would be back for surgery
again within 10 years with his cholesterol still in check.
Over 25% of the population takes statin medications. Now there’s a feverish rush
to prescribe statin medication preventatively to otherwise healthy people. If statins
prevented heart disease, why has heart disease soared year after year and is the
number one taker of human life?
Just that fact alone should have everyone questioning the validity of the cholesterol
theory and taking statin medications. Cholesterol doe not cause heart disease–
inflammation in the arteries does. What is inflammation and where is it coming
from?
The answer to that question is both tragic and sad. The very dietary
recommendations born of the cholesterol theory of no-fat and low fat foods cause
inflammation. Polyunsaturated Omega-6 oils; packaged and processed foods
created for shelf life and not long life; sugars and simple carbohydrates create
inflammation. This is the cause of an epidemic of heart disease, obesity and other
chronic illnesses.
Do you have unhealthy levels of inflammation? If you have been eating the typical
American diet with the typical American lifestyle, more than likely yes. A simple C -
reactive protein test will determine the level of inflammation in your body.
Dr. Dwight Lundell

THE CHOLESTEROL LIE