Cholesterol Support

Question: True or False : four decades worth of clinical dietary intervention studies fail to support cholesterol theor? True or false? Have YOU looked into ANTHONY COLPO? IT IS 100 % TRUE

Answer: "Independent Researcher" is synonymous with Article Cherrypicker, and usually someone with no scientific background to understand how those articles are written and what they mean. Besides, what is your deal Razwell? I guess you prefer pills.

Question: Does Ancel Keys Seven Countries Study REALLY Support The Anti-Cholesterol Paradigm?

Answer: No matter what evidence anyone presented, you'd never believe them.

Question: Did You Know World Health Organizations's MONICA Study Showed NO SUPPORT To The Cholesterol Hypothesis? ANOTHER study upon study which shows NO SUPPORT to the scientifically unfounded Cholesterol Hypothesis of coronary artery disease http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8SSCNaaDcE

Answer: First - Youtube is not an acceptable source, you need to cite an article from a respected journal. Second - MONICA was an epidemiological study, not a randomized double-blinded, placebo controlled trial. Third - MONICA had major methodology problems. Frequently "heart failure" is listed as a catch all cause of death. See the following quote. "The problem in categorizing deaths due to CHD was the large proportion of deaths with no relevant clinical or autopsy information. Unclassifiable deaths averaged 22% across the 38 populations but represented half of all registered deaths in 2 populations and a third or more of all deaths in 15 populations"

Question: is it safe to take hydroxicut fat loss support formula with high cholesterol? i have asthma and high cholesterol will it be safe for me to take hydroxicut fat loss formula?

Answer: you can take the hydroxcut and you still need to consult a doctor. But make sure you do not take supplement that contain ephedra. It will raise your blood pressure.

Question: Dis You Know The Women's Health Initiative Study 2006 Shows NO SUPPORT For FARCICAL Anti- Cholesterol Campa Do a google search on this. This is the LARGEST most expensive trial to date and longest running. NO SUPPORT TO THE ANTI CHOLESTEROL FARCICAL CAMPAIGN

Answer: Razwell, inconclusive is not the same thing as contradicting previous studies. Read the whole thing and then decide for yourself. Cardiovascular Disease (Heart attack and Stroke) Findings To study the effect of the WHI low-fat dietary pattern on heart disease, researchers looked at how many participants had coronary heart disease (heart attack or death from heart disease). They found that the low-fat dietary pattern did not reduce the risk of heart disease, although the intervention was not designed specifically to reduce heart disease. In WHI Dietary Study participants, there were 1422 cases of coronary heart disease, with similar rates in the Dietary Change (on average, 35 per 10,000 women per year) and the Comparison (on average, 36 per 10,000 women per year) groups. The 2% difference (decrease) in risk of coronary heart disease was not statistically significant. When women who had a history of heart disease when they joined the study were removed from the analyses, there was a 7% reduction in heart disease, but this was not statistically significant. There was also no statistically significant effect on stroke. There were, however, small favorable effects of the low-fat dietary pattern on some risk factors. There were small but significant improvements in body weight, low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, diastolic blood pressure, and Factor VII C (a blood clotting factor). One important finding from the Dietary Study is that a low-fat, high carbohydrate diet does not necessarily increase body weight, blood triglycerides, or indicators of increased risk of diabetes such as blood glucose or insulin levels. There was no greater effect of the intervention on heart disease in women who participated in most of the study activities, or in women who started with higher fat intakes. Those who reached the lowest levels of saturated fat or trans fat and the highest level of fruits and vegetables had greater reductions in low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol and heart disease. However, because these analyses involved smaller groups of women, the findings are not as reliable as those which include the entire group. The most likely explanation for the lack of a statistically significant effect on heart disease is that the dietary pattern reduced all types of fat, in order to test whether reduction in total fat prevents breast cancer. It was anticipated that reducing total fat would also lead to reductions in saturated fat with a consequent lowering of blood cholesterol. The lowering of blood cholesterol in Dietary Change participants was less than anticipated, and therefore there was no effect on heart disease. A diet designed to reduce risk of heart disease would focus specifically on reducing saturated and trans fats, and would not reduce polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fats. Studies have shown that such a diet leads to lower blood cholesterol and reduces the risk of heart disease. A low-fat dietary pattern is consistent with current national dietary guidelines and remains an option for generally healthy postmenopausal women. The Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2005 remain a healthy option for prevention of heart disease, especially when accompanied by physical activity and weight management. These guidelines include a mainly plant-based diet rich in vegetables, fruit, whole grains, nuts, beans, low-fat dairy products, and fish. The guidelines suggest consuming 20-35% energy from fat, with reductions in saturated and trans fats, and most fats coming from polyunsaturated and monounsaturated sources, such as vegetables and nuts. The guidelines also recommend five to nine one-half-cup servings of fruits and vegetables and three or more servings of whole grains daily. To link to the current guidelines, go to www.healthierus.gov/dietaryguidelines.

Question: what multivitamin have cholesterol and prostrate help in them? i'm looking for a multi vitamin and i would like to get one that has cholesterol and prostrate support in them? or if there is a product on the market that has this support in it? thanks

Answer: There is little doubt that zinc is he most important mineral for the prostate, so make sure whatever you take has at least 15mg of zinc. Cholesterol is rather different as this is much more dependent upon your diet than any vitamin. If you are serious about cholesterol and also about how to get rid of all the plaque that is furring your arteries I suggest you consider oral chelation. This is a harmless daily supplement which is so safe they give it to babies. Check out the resource box below.

Question: Are You Aware The Lyon Diet Heart Study 1994, Shows NO SUPPORT To The Anti Cholesterol Campaign? The Lyon Diet Heart Study is a MAJOR Clinical Dietary Intervention Trial, that shows NO SUPPORT to the farcical anti - cholesterol campaign. There are 18 of them and NONE show any support to the Lipid Hypothesis. Do the research take Ashely A and my references of all 18. look them up. See here for explanation of the Lyon Diet Heart Study by Anthony Colpo who is a good man expsoing this. http://www.lowcarbmuscle.com/forums/showthread.php?t=111

Answer: It would be nice if you would read about the study before you use it as "proof". The Lyon Diet Heart Study supports dietary interventions to decrease the risk of heart disease. "Subjects in the experimental group were instructed by the research cardiologist and dietitian to adopt a Mediterranean-type diet that contained more bread, more root vegetables and green vegetables, more fish, fruit at least once daily, less red meat (replaced with poultry), and margarine supplied by the study to replace butter and cream. The experimental group had higher plasma levels of oleic acid, linolenic acid, and eicosapentaenoic acid and lower levels of stearic acid, linoleic acid, and arachidonic acid.... subjects following the Mediterranean-style diet had a 50% to 70% lower risk of recurrent heart disease, as measured by 3 different combinations of outcome measures including (1) cardiac death and nonfatal heart attacks; (2) the preceding plus unstable angina, stroke, heart failure, and pulmonary or peripheral embolism; and (3) all of these measures plus events that required hospitalization." The findings from the Lyon Diet Heart Study illustrate the potential importance of a dietary pattern that emphasizes fruits, vegetables, breads and cereals, and fish, as well as -linolenic acid within the context of a Step I diet. The clinical findings from the Lyon Diet Heart Study implicate risk factors beyond lipids and lipoproteins, which have historically been our primary targets of intervention. The fact that omega-3 fatty acids exert cardioprotective effects via multiple mechanisms (ie, prevent arrhythmia, have anti-inflammatory properties, decrease synthesis of cytokines and mitogens, stimulate endothelial-derived nitric oxide, are anti-thrombotic, are prostaglandin and leukotriene precursors, and inhibit atherosclerosis) suggest that they could have accounted for the cardioprotective effect observed. The unprecedented reduction in coronary recurrence rates, despite the fact that lipid/lipoprotein risk factors were comparable, clearly points to other important risk factor modifications as major influences in the development of CVD. In other words - Eat fish not red meat.

Question: Will You Talk With Your Doctor About The Anti Cholesterol Paradigm's LACK Of Support? Will you confront your doctor on the fact that the anti cholesterol paradigm has no scientific basis? How ALL 18 randomized clinical dietary intervention trials have never produced any reduction at all in coronary heart disease mortality that can be attributed to using saturated fat restriction ? that Framingham Heart Study showed that "After age 50 11 % overall and 14 % cvd death rate INCREASE per 1 mg/dl DROP in cholesterol" that The Seven Countries Study does not support the low fat theory / Any association between animal fat and coronary disease DISAPPEARS WITHIN, WITHIN nations. The fact the the statin trials have shown THERE IS NO ASSOCIATION BETWEEN THE DEGREE OF TOTAL CHOLESTEROL LOWERING AND THE SURVIVAL RATE IN OTHER WORDS THE RISK OF HAVING A FATAL HEART ATTACK WAS SIMILARLY REDUCED WHETHER THE CHOLESTEROL LEVELS WERE LOWERED BY A LARGE OR SMALL AMOUNT? MENTION ALL OF THIS

Answer: When you do talk to your doctor, be sure to mention that the info came from a crackpot named Colpo. BTW, it's not always the degree of cholesterol lowering, but the level that is reached.

Question: Framingham Heart Study -NO SUPPORT FOR CHOLESTEROL THEORY IT'S CITED OFTEN BY PROPONENTS BUT IT BACKFIRED ON What Did Framingham Find? DR. UFFE RAVNSKOV AND ANTHONY COLPO SHOW YOU. "After age 50, 11 % overall and 14 % CVD death rate INCREASE per 1 ml DROP in cholesterol" www.ravnskov.nu/myth8.htm- READ MYTH8 HOW TO CREATE A FALSE IDEA.

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Question: Why Do Doctors Continue To LIE To Patients About Cholesterol And Do You Confront Them On It? Why do they continue to lie to patients about cholesterol ? Do you confront them on the Cholesterol Theory's lack of support in randomized clinical trials ?

Answer: They're not lying. Reputable scientists disagree with your interpretation. They think that the trials DO show support for the role of cholesterol in CAD & PAD.

Question: Systematic candida, high cholesterol - I need info, support and advices? It is third time I have vaginal candida in 3 months. And I also had it on my tongue. I have been to gyn and dermatologist, and got medications for it. Beside this I keep anti-candida diet (no sugar, less carbohydrates, no yeast, mushrooms, 60-70% of vegetables, etc) I take probiotics, basica (which is a product we have for making ur body more basic), aloe-vera, I drink clay for internal usage, and grapefruit seed essence, eat large quantities of plain pro biotic yogurt. And with all this it still returns! I suspect that I have systematic candida. I was exposed to extremely lot of stress which ended with sleeping disorder and anxiety. It lasted form August last year till beginning of March, when I took payment free leave, and am recovering and feeling much better now, sleep well, do yoga, eat healthy (I am about 90% vegetarian, hardly eat eggs, sometimes cheese, lost of yogurt, and very rarely chicken or turkey meat). Still my candida returns, so I suspect my immune system is super weak. my recent blood test showed higher cholesterol and my alcalic phosphates is lower than normal. I really do not know what to do about cholesterol, since I live healthy, eat healthy..and am off the stress now. And I am, I think still young being a 35 years old woman. Can you please recommend me understand how can I regain my health! And what does this lower alcallic phosphates in my blood test mean exactly? Answers of health care professionals will be appreciated.

Answer: It sounds like you're doing everything basically right, so it's hard to say why you're still having the issues without being able to run tests. My best advice would have been to take probiotics, grapefruit seed extract, and many of the things you are doing now, so I would consult a Naturopathic doctor so they can run tests to investigate and see why you are having these issues still. Good luck and I hope I helped!

Question: What Do You Do To Alert The Public THat The Cholesterol Hypothesis Is A COMPLETE SHAM NOT SUPPORTED? What do YOU do to alert the public that the Cholesterol Hypothesis is a COMPLETE SHAM that is NOT supported by the research to date All it takes is one to get off of their adipose tussue laddened buttocks and look it up at a Medical University Library

Answer: Razwell, you are spouting unsupported garbage again. High cholesterol, LDL in particular has been shown as a risk factor for heart disease. You buy one book on Cholesterol written by a fitness consultant and believe you know more than the medical community. Give it up.

Question: Are You Aware That Dr. Jerimiah Stamler MANIPULATED Numbers To Make MRFIT Cholesterol Trial SOUND Impressive? Dr. Jerimiah Stamler the Cholesterol Hypothesis proponent that he was, one of the ORIGINATORS, MAINPULATED NUMBERS so in the ABSTRACT of the study he could make it SOUND impressive In REALITY in the full text of the original study MRFIT was a FAILURE and shows NO SUPPORT to the Cholesterol Hypothesis of coronary artery disease. According to Dr. Jerimiah Stamler the risk of dying from a heart attack with cholesterol above 265 mg/dl was 413% higher than with cholesterol below 170 mg/dl Here are the actual numbers from the FULL TEXT of the original data of the original study. The difference in the number of deaths between the highest cholesterol group and the lowest was ONLY ONE PERCENTAGE POINT (1.3% minus 0.3%) ONE percentage point does not sound NEARLY as alarming as 413%. But yes it is true that 1.3 is 413% of 0.3 This CHARADE UNDERSCORES JUST WHY IT IS SOOO IMPORTANT TO READ THE FULL TEXT OF THE ORIGINAL DATA OF THE ORIGINAL STUDY. ONE OF MANY EXAMPLES

Answer: No, I did not know anything about this. That would shed light on my great aunts, uncles and great grandparents who all lived to 90's/100's working hard but eating beef, bacon and eggs, butter, cooking with lard, etc all the days of their lives. Perhaps the massive sales of cholesterol reducing drugs has something to do with this matter. You can be sure I will seek out the truth on the question you raised here.

Question: Does anyone know a site explaining what foods someone with high cholesterol can and can't eat? My Step father recently got a blood exam back, and was found to have nearly three times the normal amount of cholesterol. The whole family is going on the same diet to support his change. I'm not really sure what we should be going out and buying to stock the house with. Any information you can give, a site or explanation?

Answer: Get your stepfather to have his doctor refer him to a dietician or nutritionist. Meanwhile: Guide to choosing low-c foods http://uuhsc.utah.edu/pated/handouts/handout.cfm?id=889 Food guide & info (PDF) here http://www.extension.iastate.edu/Publications/NCR335.pdf More http://www.lipitor.com/cwp/appmanager/lipitor/lipitorDesktop?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=foodForThought Recipes & more http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/lf_hl_low_cholesterol/0,2495,FOOD_19756,00.html About high & low cholesterol foods http://www.all-about-lowering-cholesterol.com/cholesterol-foods.html More about shopping/choosing http://howtodothings.com/health-and-fitness/a2011-how-to-choose-low-cholesterol-foods.html Shopping tip sheet http://www.nhlbisupport.com/chd1/Tipsheets/lookfor.htm How lucky he is to have you & such a supportive family.

Question: Just How Does The 7 Countries Study Support The Lipid Hypothesis? NO RELATIONSHIP between CHD and animal fat intake was observed WITHIN nations. WITHIN nations is IMPORTANT because where residents experience similar political economic and cultural conditions confounding variables and less likely to be swayed The Cretans had an average cholesterol level of 202; across Greece on the island of Corfu cholesterol levels were 198 YET death rates from coronary heart disease were 5 times greater on Corfu than those seen in Crete. In Crevalacore and Montegiorgi mean serum cholesterol levels were identical YET death rates from CHD were 2.5 times greater in the former than the latter In Rome Croatia and the Netherlands cholesterol levels also showed NO RELATIONSHIP with CHD mortality. As with saturated fat cholesterol levels were NOT a reliable indicator of heart disease risk. DESPITE these findings Keys erroneously claimed his Seven Countries Study supported that a low cholesterol level and low intake of animal fat reduced CHD mortalit

Answer: Again, you fail to properly cite your source. The Seven Countries Study resulted in 103 articles, 13 of which had the word cholesterol in the title. The only one with the author Keys is "Serum cholesterol and cancer mortality in the Seven Countries Study." It did not focus on CHD. Epidemiology studies are not the best way to prove risks or benefits of therapy. The gold standard for clinical trials is randomized double-blinded placebo-controlled studies. Epidemiology studies "proved" that hormone replacement therapy would not only treat the symptoms of menopause but protect against heart disease. But in July 2002, the Women's Health Initiative — a large, multitiered clinical trial sponsored by the National Institutes of Health — reported that hormone replacement therapy actually posed more health risks than benefits for the women in the trial. As the number of health hazards attributed to HRT grew doctors discontinued routinely prescribing it.

Question: Anyone heard of WelChol? Are meds absolutely necessary for cholesterol? My health is excellent, but...my cholesterol is high. It has been high all of my life. The HDL is 60, but the LDL is 191. Triclycerides are 166. My diet is good and I am NOT overweight. I do not eat fatty foods or foods high is cholesterol. I walk almost daily, except when the weather doesn't allow. I do not smoke, and I do not have high blood pressure. Doctors have been trying to prescribe me a statin for over 30 years. I have refused. The side effects and long-term liver damage proven from statins have kept me away. I did try to take a statin once, and on the 4th day I was too nauseous to continue. I don't take any medications, except a small dose of Levoxyl for a slightly underactive thryoid. (before I did that, my cholesterol jumped to over 300, which is why I agreed to take the thyroid med about 5 years ago) Now the doctor is trying to convince me to take WelChol. It is not a statin, but blocks bile and inhibits cholesterol from being made. Side effects don't look quite as horrific as a statin, but it can cause bowel blockages and worse. Oh and yes, I have tried red yeast rice (got serious leg cramps after 4 months), but I do continue to take 'cholesterol support' vitamin w/ gugulipids, policosonol, garlic, niacin, etc. etc. None of these things have lowered the LDL, but they have helped with the HDL. I would prefer to take NO medication. However, the doctors are scaring me with the idea of a stroke or heart attack.( My carotid artery test came out fine.) As I am getting older, I am worrying more about this one problem area of my health. Ideas please?

Answer: I don't understand why you have such an aversion to medication. Sometimes they simply fix what isn't working right on its own, say for example, your thyroid (and good choice to go with the medicine on that one). Nobody ever really wants to take meds. It's just a necessity at times. So you avoided long term liver damage you may never have gotten, but you left yourself vulnerable to a stroke. Do you think that will improve the quality of your life? I'm sorry, but that just doesn't make sense to me. I do not know the effects of WelChol, but as with ALL medications, if it causes a side effect that is serious enough, then that condition, too, can be dealt with. You want a totally natural life? Well, OK, but that means that bodily organs and functions wear out. You can suffer with that or take a simple medication. I had a patient once who absolutely refused to take any of her needed medications. She had to be told point blank that if she refused, she would die. She refused and she died. She chose to live a short life instead of a long one. It was her choice, but in my estimation, not a very smart one. Her family suffered as well. Now you can do as you please, but there are significant checks and balances in place to make sure the medications we use help us, and that any associated risks from using them are minimal compared to the benefits. If you were to become constipated on WelChol, there are simple remedies for that: more fluid in your diet and more exercise--both good for you on many levels. There is a way to lower cholesterol without medication, but you need to plan to live your life in the bathroom. Increase the fiber in your diet until you live in diarrhea constantly. There's a quality of life for you. Your body is not doing what it should regarding cholesterol. It needs help. Since it cannot correct itself, if you don't do it, you probably will have a stroke...and then, when you can no longer speak or lift your arms or open your mouth, docs will insert a feeding tube into your stomach and prescribe a statin for you. By then, you might not live long enough to get that liver damage, and that's only on the extremely slight chance you were ever going to get it. Good luck with that.