For decades now, we’ve been convinced over and over, that high cholesterol is one of the main culprits of cardiovascular diseases.
Read any article or feature in the health or medical field and we always hear about two main types of cholesterol: the ‘evil’ one – LDL or Low Density Lipoprotein and the ‘good’ one – HDL or High Density Lipoprotein.
However, a study published in the medical journal, the Lancet, revealed some conflicting findings about cholesterol. According to these findings, increased cholesterol might not cause heart diseases after all! This extraordinary announcement fueled lengthy discussion between doctors and patients.
More research from the Cardiovascular Education division at the Foundation for Health Improvement and Technology (FHIT) adds to the growing body of evidence that increased levels of cholesterol in blood DOES NOT necessarily increase the risk of cardiovascular diseases.
The measurement of HDL and LDL levels in blood is still one of the only tests used for measuring cardiovascular diseases. But did we ever think if that really means anything? Well, that is where FHIT research team decided to finally debunk this cholesterol myth.
According to their research, more than 55 percent of people admitted to the hospitals for cardiovascular diseases have normal cholesterol levels. Only 17 percent had what can be considered as ‘super high’ levels.
Another study based in UK points out that since people started following the advice to eliminate saturated fats from their diet – instead of decreasing, heart diseases, in fact, has started increasing rapidly.
The biggest issue with this cholesterol obsession is that it leads to millions of people getting unnecessarily overmedicated with dangerous statin drugs in an attempt to reduce its level.
Researchers reveal another interesting fact about cholesterol. They explain, that cholesterol molecule exists only in one form. So these frequently used terms of ‘good’ HDL and ‘bad’ LDL cholesterol are highly inconsistent. These terms were introduced years ago to help explain why low HDL is often linked to increased cardiovascular risk.
Another prevailing dangerous trend is the increased consumption of sugar. When the fat is removed from food, it doesn’t taste that good. So to compensate for the taste, the food industry has replaced saturated fat with more sugar. And as we know, increased sugar leads to many health problems like type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases.
I believe the verdict is still out there about the danger of cholesterol. But what we would like to emphasize is that, the main thing is to focus on how clogged your arteries are and not the level of cholesterol in your blood.
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Well, finally the penny drops! A long overdue revelation of yet more bad medical advice. The “cholesterol myth” has been around for years simply because those who actually looked at the figures of CVD mortality have seen Cholesterol is almost unrelated to risk. We find also that the essential vitamin K2 is transported around the blood by that most demonised cholesterol, VLDL. So it’s an important fraction as well.
And mentioning the other demonised food, saturated fat can also be seen to be unfairly targetted. After all it was the advice to eliminate sat fat that got sugar consumption so high, so add taste lost by lowerinf sat fat levels. In any case st fat consumption in the USA and Australia is less than 3% of the calories consumed according to the FAO. Vegetable oils are over 17% of Consumption in the USA which is right up at the top. Guess what? The USA has the highest levels of obesity.
So thank you for publishing this gem. It certainly makes the site well worth reading.
And now you can do what I said earlier,and more than once, stop recommending reducing cholesterol levels!
there are two other cholesterol like culprits that mostly causes clogging arteries,not only LDL but the VLDL(very low density lipoprotein and triglycerides),they're most virulent
what is heart disease please tell me . I had a bite of something damage my heart ?
And me George taking tablets now it's a bummer xx
Doctors find it easy to dish out pills, I was prescribed a Statin drug with no advice given on the dangerous side effects
The thing to watch is the trend. If everything including lipids and blood sugar, blood pressure etc is all on the march then it’s a matter of time. If they are all retreating you know you are ok because you start feeling so much better. The actual figures are irrelevant. It’s the trend.
I am on Statin drugs, BUT only take them every other day instead of every day…then my doc increased them to 40 MG…I only take these every day, for the ten days before my 6 month blood test, and my doc is happy with what he don’t know! When he first took a cholesterol test it was at 500 he was shocked!!
I eat candy every day, take Cinnomin Verum to cotrol homocystines which can kill you!! This also helps lower blood pressure, and adding odor controlled garlic, will really bring it down…even too low!! if taken daily! EddieW
I was put on statins for high cholesterol but I dropped them and started taking red rice yeast instead it's all natural and has the same effect as statin drugs