Scientists Begin to Question Benefit of 'Good' Cholesterol

[Riprorin]

"There is so much confusion about this that it is unbelievable," said Dr. Steven Nissen, a cardiologist at the Cleveland Clinic.

Scientists Begin to Question Benefit of 'Good' Cholesterol

Maybe we should just go back to the way people ate prior to 1920 when heart disease was practically unheard of.

 

[Adul]

i am waiting to hear about when the question even eating
soon we may all just be popping tablets :Q

 

[Riprorin]

soon we may all just be popping tablets :Q

That's what the drug companies are after. I even saw an article questioning whether statin drugs should be added to our drinking water!

 

[TheBoyBlunder]

Originally posted by: Riprorin
"There is so much confusion about this that it is unbelievable," said Dr. Steven Nissen, a cardiologist at the Cleveland Clinic.

Scientists Begin to Question Benefit of 'Good' Cholesterol

Maybe we should just go back to the way people ate prior to 1920 when heart disease was practically unheard of.

You mean when people actually exercised regularly?

 

[pyonir]

Originally posted by: TheBoyBlunder

You mean when people actually exercised regularly?

I doubt it was exercise, as much as it was manual labor.

 

[Riprorin]

Originally posted by: TheBoyBlunder

Originally posted by: Riprorin
"There is so much confusion about this that it is unbelievable," said Dr. Steven Nissen, a cardiologist at the Cleveland Clinic.

Scientists Begin to Question Benefit of 'Good' Cholesterol

Maybe we should just go back to the way people ate prior to 1920 when heart disease was practically unheard of.

You mean when people actually exercised regularly?

I'm not sure how much more people excercised back then but their diet was certainly different. Based on Ancel Keys' Seven Country Study, the AHA began pushing replacing butter, lard, eggs, and beef with corn oil, margarine, and cereal and "beware saturated fat" became the party line in the medical establishment.

Many, myself included, believe that this was the cause of the rampant heart disease we see today.

 

[LadyJessica]

Many believe that this was the cause of the rampant heart disease we see today.

Actually, it was due to advances in medical science that allowed people to live longer such that heart disease would manifest themselves eventually. If people die off when they're young, they won't have complications of heart disease.

 

[Riprorin]

Originally posted by: LadyJessica

Many believe that this was the cause of the rampant heart disease we see today.

Actually, it was due to advances in medical science that allowed people to live longer such that heart disease would manifest themselves eventually. If people die off when they're young, they won't have complications of heart disease.

I know people at work that have had heart attacks in their 30's and it's not uncommon for men to have heart attacks in their 40s and 50s.

There is evidence that even early teens today are starting to get a build up of plaque in their arteries.

I don't think that your argument holds any water.

 

[Wallydraigle]

Originally posted by: LadyJessica

Many believe that this was the cause of the rampant heart disease we see today.

Actually, it was due to advances in medical science that allowed people to live longer such that heart disease would manifest themselves eventually. If people die off when they're young, they won't have complications of heart disease.

Yep, if you die at 40 of the flu, or tuberculosis, or whatnot, you're obviously not going to die of a heart attack at 65.

 

[Riprorin]

Originally posted by: lirion

Originally posted by: LadyJessica

Many believe that this was the cause of the rampant heart disease we see today.

Actually, it was due to advances in medical science that allowed people to live longer such that heart disease would manifest themselves eventually. If people die off when they're young, they won't have complications of heart disease.

Yep, if you die at 40 of the flu, or tuberculosis, or whatnot, you're obviously not going to die of a heart attack at 65.

I know people at work that have had heart attacks in their 30's and it's not uncommon for men to have heart attacks in their 40s and 50s.

There is evidence that even early teens today are starting to get a build up of plaque in their arteries.

I don't think that your argument holds any water.

 

[Wallydraigle]

Originally posted by: Riprorin

Originally posted by: lirion

Originally posted by: LadyJessica

Many believe that this was the cause of the rampant heart disease we see today.

Actually, it was due to advances in medical science that allowed people to live longer such that heart disease would manifest themselves eventually. If people die off when they're young, they won't have complications of heart disease.

Yep, if you die at 40 of the flu, or tuberculosis, or whatnot, you're obviously not going to die of a heart attack at 65.

I know people at work that have had heart attacks in their 30's and it's not uncommon for men to have heart attacks in their 40s and 50s.

There is evidence that even early teens today are starting to get a build up of plaque in their arteries.

I don't think that your argument holds any water.

I don't think any medical argument that starts out with "I know people at work" holds much water.

 

[Riprorin]

Your right.

I bow to your genius.

Have a good one.