Another installment of Malcolm Kendrick's article on cholesterol and heart 
disease.

http://www.redflagsweekly.com/kendrick/2002_dec12.htmlMALCOLM KENDRICK, MD 
December 12, 2002
WHY THE CHOLESTEROL-HEART DISEASE THEORY IS WRONG
A Raised LDL Level Has No Impact On Heart Disease
(Part Three)
By Malcolm Kendrick MbChB, MRCGP (email - [log in to unmask] )
Having previously demonstrated that neither cholesterol, nor saturated fat 
consumption, can have any impact on LDL levels. I now intend to make it clear 
that a raised LDL level has no impact on heart disease (CHD).
As most of you probably know, current thinking in CHD is that when the level 
of Low Density Lipoprotein (LDL) is raised, LDLs travel through the artery 
wall and form a big lumpy cholesterol deposit (‘plaques’) that narrow the 
arteries. Cholesterol is found in plaques because LDL contains lots of 
cholesterol.
As these plaques get bigger they narrow the artery so much that blood flow is 
obstructed - causing symptoms such as angina. Finally a plaque may burst, 
causing a blood clot to form over the ruptured area. This blocks the artery 
completely. A myocardial infarction results, which may or may not kill 
you......

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