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34 sats \ 2 replies \ @kepford 8 Apr \ on: The most common question I get asked as a Carnivore has been answered HealthAndFitness
The supposed association of high LDL with heart disease is the reason so many statins (a very high profit drug for big pharma) are prescribed. Statins have horrible side effects and do not work overall for reducing deaths from heart disease.
I remember the first time I heard of the Ketogenic diet many years ago and this question was a big one. Dude that was trying it out tested his blood and cholesterol and found the same thing. It seem entirely possible that the high LDL might not be the direct reason for heart disease but rather a commonality in those with the disease.
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50 sats \ 1 reply \ @Signal312 OP 8 Apr
And maybe not even a commonality. There's lot of evidence, even before this study, that higher LDL, especially in the elderly, has an INVERSE association with mortality.
I think the only commonality that exists may be that...statins, one of their most profitable drugs, will reliably lower LDL. That's why they push this high-LDL/heart disease story.
I think we're not nearly cynical enough on the cholesterol/statin/heart disease story.
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34 sats \ 0 replies \ @kepford 8 Apr
Yeah, we aren't cynical enough about incentives in medicine around drugs and doctors.
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