Tag: nntcholesterol

Is ‘Bad Cholesterol’ Really Good for You?

Richard C. Young - March 6, 2017

Dr. Perlmutter discusses how the concept that LDL, aka "bad cholesterol" is something that should be feared is unfounded. LDL is what we call a...

Cholesterol and Heart Disease

Richard C. Young - December 6, 2016

Originally posted January 8, 2010. The first major government sponsored study on heart disease was the 40 year Framingham study. The 30-year follow-up study offered...

Statin Drugs: Part 3

Richard C. Young - December 5, 2016

Originally posted September 28, 2010. Cholesterol has many benefits. In Eat Fat, Lose Fat, Enig and Fallon list some of the more impressive ones: Your...

Are Statin Drugs Like Crestor and Lipitor for You?

Richard C. Young - December 1, 2016

Originally posted November 26, 2012. The Cleveland Clinic Center for Continuing Education recently released a 20-page report entitled Physician’s Guide to Cardiovascular Disease Prevention. The...

Statin Drugs: Part 1

Richard C. Young - November 28, 2016

Originally posted September 14, 2010. Free-range eggs (which are often not so free-range), commercial feedlot beef, load mutual funds, and statin drugs all have a...

Harvard Biostatistician Attacks New Statin Drug Guidelines

Richard C. Young - November 19, 2013

After the shocking change in guidelines for statin use issued by the American Heart Association last week, experts like Dr. Paul Ridker and Dr....

A Doubling of Statin Drug Takers?

Richard C. Young - November 14, 2013

A big new statin drug study from American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology is causing controversy for many good reasons. The study...

Your Life-Threatening High Cholesterol Level!

Richard C. Young - December 30, 2010

A high cholesterol level is often singled out as the number one health hazard. We all know about the enormous fortunes that drug companies...

Statin Drugs: Part 2

Richard C. Young - September 20, 2010

I have uncovered a small mountain of research material on the subject of heart disease and the value or lack thereof of statin drugs....

Egregiously Wrong Info on Eggs

Richard C. Young - June 2, 2010

Many people believe that animal fats and cholesterol cause heart disease, and eggs get an especially bad rap as cholesterol heavyweights. The truth is...

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