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>I keep wondering if total cholesterol figures are nearly meaningless as far as
>good health is concerned. Various ratios, yes, blood triglycerides, yes, but
>total cholesterol? Whouldn't it be more reflective of the need to transport
>fat around the body? If you eat a lot of fat (or burn a lot of it) then your
>total cholesterol goes up, but if that's the case, who cares? Most of the
studies,
>if carefully scrutinized, do not show much correlation between total
cholesterol
>and cardiovascular desease, cancer, etc. So why do we keep bringing it up?
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>just wondering, Ilya
Dear Ilya and list,
Because it sells a lot of "anti cholesterol" pharaceuticals..
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