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<blockquote data-quote="Guzzler" data-source="post: 1664234" data-attributes="member: 408573"><p>Correct me if I am wrong here, cholesterol is needed by every cell bar two types in the body. Without it we would be puddles of goo. It is used for repair, though this is by far not its only role. The full story on its roles is not known, yet. More people die of a heart attack having had lower levels of cholesterol than higher levels. Collins is withholding the latest research (funded by Big Pharma) into statin use and ignoring calls to publish.</p><p>Science does not have the answers and yet guidelines are set for 'safe levels', these numbers have been pulled from the air. Elderly people, I am speaking of those in their eighties and nineties are being put on a drug to extend life, the obvious point here is that these elders havn't done too badly without statins.</p><p>Why, with these drugs having been around for a while is the death rate from CHD/CVD still rising.</p><p>Why is it that top notch cardiologists are saying in no uncertain terms that cholesterol is not the enemy. And why medicate, or plan to medicate, whole populations on flimsy evidence that bears no scrutiny. If the evidence, the proof, was clear that lowering cholesterol extends life then why is it so very difficult to find.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Guzzler, post: 1664234, member: 408573"] Correct me if I am wrong here, cholesterol is needed by every cell bar two types in the body. Without it we would be puddles of goo. It is used for repair, though this is by far not its only role. The full story on its roles is not known, yet. More people die of a heart attack having had lower levels of cholesterol than higher levels. Collins is withholding the latest research (funded by Big Pharma) into statin use and ignoring calls to publish. Science does not have the answers and yet guidelines are set for 'safe levels', these numbers have been pulled from the air. Elderly people, I am speaking of those in their eighties and nineties are being put on a drug to extend life, the obvious point here is that these elders havn't done too badly without statins. Why, with these drugs having been around for a while is the death rate from CHD/CVD still rising. Why is it that top notch cardiologists are saying in no uncertain terms that cholesterol is not the enemy. And why medicate, or plan to medicate, whole populations on flimsy evidence that bears no scrutiny. If the evidence, the proof, was clear that lowering cholesterol extends life then why is it so very difficult to find. [/QUOTE]
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