Film
Synopsis:
We are told
that cholesterol is a major cause of heart disease. At least 40 million people
are currently taking cholesterol-lowering medications, known as statins, and
millions more people are avoiding foods that contain saturated fat and
cholesterol.
The basic
idea is that dietary saturated fat raises cholesterol levels, and these two
substances somehow clog-up our arteries, causing a heart attack. This idea is
often referred to as the diet-heart hypothesis.
However, a
numbers of doctors and researchers have been challenging this hypothesis for
decades, and the latest heart disease statistics reveal some alarming facts.
Such as:
● People
with high cholesterol tend to live longer
● People
with heart disease tend to have low levels of cholesterol
●
Cholesterol-lowering of a population does not reduce the rate of heart disease
In
addition, despite their widespread use, and description as “wonder drugs”
statin medications do not extend life for the majority of people who take them.
Cholesterol-lowering
has become a huge global industry, generating at least $29 billion each year.
Have the facts about heart disease, cholesterol and cholesterol medications
been distorted by pharmaceutical companies
and food manufacturers keen to increase their profits?
If the
focus on cholesterol has been a mistake, then the greatest cost is associated
with the lost opportunity to tackle heart disease.
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