Heart of the Matter | The Cholesterol Dietary Villains and Cholesterol Drug War. Myth:
Thursday, 31 October 2013 on ABC 1 (Australia)
Thursday, 31 October 2013 on ABC 1 (Australia)
Is the role of cholesterol in heart disease really one of the biggest myths in the history of medicine?
For the last four decades we’ve been told that saturated fat clogs our arteries and high cholesterol causes heart disease. It has spawned a multi-billion dollar drug and food industry of “cholesterol free” products promising to lower our cholesterol and decrease our risk of heart disease.
But what if it all isn’t true? What if it’s never been proven that saturated fat causes heart disease?
And what if the majority of patients taking cholesterol lowering drugs won’t benefit from taking these pills?
In a special two part edition of Catalyst, Dr Maryanne Demasi investigates the science behind the claims that saturated fat causes heart disease by raising cholesterol.
5 comments:
An excellent 30 minutes viewing.
Kay
Yes, I agree Kay this is excellent viewing, one that will be watched by many.
All the best Jan
This is going to be watched and talked about. All the great blogs will be highlighting it. It's good to talk as a certain advert once said. We're certainly talking about it in my house, tomorrow the office.
James
One of the doctors interviewed had the gall to say that when patients reported side effects from stains, it could all just be in their minds or they just talk themselves into thinking they actually had symptoms!! My father in law now has Alzheimer's disease from Lipitor. Could the Alzheimer's all be in his imagination???? Guess what Pfizer, the brain is made of cholesterol . Maybe they should have studied physiology and neuroscience before deciding 30 million people should take their drugs. I am utterly disgusted and I also have read scientific studies which explain clearly how statins cause Alzheimer's.
Lisa said...
"One of the doctors interviewed had the gall to say that when patients reported side effects from stains, it could all just be in their minds or they just talk themselves into thinking they actually had symptoms!!"
That got my back up too Lisa, you can see his actual words here in the transcript .
Graham
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