Yeah, we aren't cynical enough about incentives in medicine around drugs and doctors. 

kepford

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.

 cynical enough on the cholesterol/statin/heart disease story.

HealthAndFitness

The most common question I get asked as a Carnivore has been answered

Signal312

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.
