‘Bad Cholesterol’ May Not Be So Bad After All
No connection between LDL cholesterol levels and heart disease, according to researchers
A new review of published research from an international group of physicians and researchers is challenging the half-century long belief that LDL, the so-called ‘bad kind’ of cholesterol, causes heart disease.
Published in Expert Review of Clinical Pharmacology, the review also questions the use of statins as the primary prevention tool for cardiovascular disease (CVD). The study could have widespread implications as tens-of-millions of Americans currently take statins to help lower their cholesterol levels and risk of heart attack.
Professor David Diamond, USF Departments of Psychology and Molecular Pharmacology & Physiology
“There have been decades of research designed to deceive the public and physicians into believing that LDL causes heart disease, when in fact, it doesn’t,” said David Diamond, PhD, a professor in USF’s Departments of Psychology and Molecular Pharmacology & Physiology, and a co-author of the article. “The research that has targeted LDL is terribly flawed. Not only is there a lack of evidence of causal link between LDL and heart disease, the statistical approach statin advocates have used to demonstrate benefits has been deceptive.”
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