A recent study published in the American Journal of Pathology adds to the already considerable body of evidence which suggests that inflammation is a primary cause of heart attacks and strokes. In an article I wrote last year, Preventing Heart Disease Without Drugs, I reviewed the current scientific understanding of what causes heart disease. If you've been following this blog, you know that inflammation and oxidative damage - not saturated fat and cholesterol - are the ...
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In last week's article about the ineffectiveness of statin drugs in reducing mortality in most populations I promised I would follow-up with an article on drug-free prevention of heart disease. I will do that this week, but it occurred to me that the first article in this series should have been one that dispels the myth that cholesterol causes heart disease. Understanding that is the key to the prevention strategies that will follow in the next ...
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- Ali: I would also like to ask whether there are clear "PREREQUISITES" for eating sat. fats. I feel there are a lot of people out there debunking "conventio
New study puts final nail in the “saturated fat causes heart disease” coffin - Ali: I've listened to your long podcast on cholesterol and sat. fats. It was good, but i am concerned that there might be some information missing that rea
New study puts final nail in the “saturated fat causes heart disease” coffin - Chris Kresser: Here's a slide from one of my presentations with a chart from that study. Notice that in women in the fourth (highest) quartile of saturated fat intak
New study puts final nail in the “saturated fat causes heart disease” coffin - Chris Kresser: That is exactly why Esselstyn's program works to the degree that it does: because it removes flour and vegetable oils. And that is why you can't draw
New study puts final nail in the “saturated fat causes heart disease” coffin
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