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Message: [QUOTE="WhiteDressWes, post: 2802264, member: 3247"] The American Journal of Cardiology is beholden to The producers of Statin Drugs, which lower LDL. The goal of all of the research to find a drug that raises HDL failed. Then they realized that the billions of research dollars produced a drug that lowers LDL. Then LDL became "bad". Somehow, studies like Framingham resulted in statements like the following: "Cholesterol had been linked to cardiovascular disease by the early 20th century through animal and autopsy studies.[URL='https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4159698/#R71']71[/URL],[URL='https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4159698/#R72']72[/URL] Ancel Keys described elevated levels of cholesterol among coronary heart disease patients. In 1977, Gordon and other Framingham investigators reported an inverse relationship between HDL concentrations and coronary heart disease incidence, in contrast to the positive association between LDL concentrations and coronary heart disease incidence." The study showed that people with high levels of LDL lived longer. Then, 9 years after the study and soon after a Japanese scientist isolated the first statin, LDL became bad. $18-20 Billion per year in sales of Statins will tend to change the research results. LDL is necessary for a wide range of bodily functions. Since 1987, I've spent about equal time as vegan or vegetarian. Two years ago, my MD told me to increase my intake of saturated fat. My HDL and Basal Body Temp have gone up to healthier levels. My BP and weight are down to healthy levels. [/QUOTE]

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