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January 23, 2008

New Questions on Treating Cholesterol

For decades, the theory that lowering cholesterol is always beneficial has been a core principle of cardiology. It has been accepted by doctors and used by drug makers to win quick approval for new medicines to reduce cholesterol.

But now some prominent cardiologists say the results of two recent clinical trials have raised serious questions about that theory — and the value of two widely used cholesterol-lowering medicines, Zetia and its sister drug, Vytorin.
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“The idea that you’re just going to lower LDL and people are going to get better, that’s too simplistic, much too simplistic,” said Dr. Eric J. Topol

via: The Cholesterol Mystery

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3 Responses to “New Questions on Treating Cholesterol”

April Says:
January 23rd, 2008 at 6:32 pm
I think it would be so much better if we all just went back to the diet of our ancestors. They didn’t know half of what we know now yet they were much healthier.
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February 8th, 2008 at 9:45 am
Scientific study often results in less than clear conclusions, especially in complex systems. There is great difficulty understanding what is actually going on, what interactions are present, what factors are significant, etc…
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