statins – Zoë Harcombe

Cholesterol Heart Disease Newsletter

Why cholesterol can’t cause heart disease

February 11, 2019February 11, 2019 Zoë 0 Comments cardiovascular disease, heart disease, LDL, member, statins

Introduction The more you examine the cholesterol-heart hypothesis, the more it doesn’t make sense. This week’s note has been inspired

Newsletter Public Health Surgery & Meds

Statins in the over 75s

February 4, 2019February 4, 2019 Zoë 8 Comments CTSU, serious adverse effects, statins, type 2 diabetes

Introduction The Cholesterol Treatment Trialists’ (CTT) Collaboration has been quiet for a while, so a major publication in The Lancet

Newsletter Public Health

Review of 2018

December 31, 2018December 30, 2018 Zoë 4 Comments 3500 calorie theory, BMJ, Butter, cancer, carbohydrates, cereals, Cholesterol, CVD, dietary guidelines, eatwell guide, fiber, fibre, Gary Taubes, heme iron, HPCSA, LCHF, LDL, low carb diet, mortality, motivation, plant sterols, processed food, Professor Tim Noakes, protein, red meat, SACN, saturated fat, statins, type 2 diabetes, Vegan, vitamin D, weight gain, whole grains

A year ago, a review was published called “21st century science overload“. It reported that 2009 was the year when

Cholesterol Heart Disease Newsletter

Statins

December 10, 2018December 13, 2018 Zoë 5 Comments Cholesterol, heart disease, LDL, member, statins

(The British newspaper, “i”, published a shorter version of this article on 11th December 2018.) The headlines on 8th December

Cholesterol Newsletter

Lowering LDL

December 3, 2018December 3, 2018 Zoë 7 Comments Cholesterol, HDL, LDL, lipoproteins, member, statins, VLDL

On 10th November, 2018, the American Heart Association (AHA) published new cholesterol guidelines (Ref 1). The document is on open

Children's Health Cholesterol Newsletter

Statins for children

January 22, 2018January 22, 2018 Zoë 4 Comments Cholesterol, familial hypercholesterolemia, heart disease, member, mortality, statins

I was particularly horrified by headlines last week e.g. “Up to 56,000 children may get statins, say scientists” (Ref 1).

Medications Newsletter

Statins: at what age?

August 21, 2017August 21, 2017 Zoë 7 Comments cardiovascular disease, Cholesterol, CVD, member, NICE, statin guidelines, statins

1st August 2017 would have been a confusing day for anyone reading all the UK papers. The Telegraph front page

Cholesterol Diabetes Newsletter

Statins, PCSK9s, diabetes and heart disease

March 20, 2017March 21, 2017 Zoë 10 Comments Diabetes, heart disease, member, PCSK9, statins

There were two interesting statin stories this week. On Friday March 17th 2017, the front page of the UK Express

Newsletter Public Health

Review of 2016

December 31, 2016August 6, 2018 Zoë 2 Comments biggest loser, blood glucose, blood pressure, BMI, calories, childhood obesity, Children, dietary guidelines, dieting, eatwell guide, exercise, familial hypercholesterolemia, food labels, heart disease, HPCSA, HRT & Breast cancer, Mediterranean diet, New Year Resolutions, Obesity, painkillers, PCSK9s, Professor Tim Noakes, Public Health Collaboration, red meat, SPRINT, statins, sugar, types of fat, UK diet, Vegan, vitamin D, weight loss, whole grains, World Milk Day

These are the topics that I’ve researched and blogged about this year: January New Year Resolutions – how to be the

Academic Research Cholesterol Conflicts of Interest Heart Disease Medications Newsletter

The Lancet Statin Study

September 12, 2016September 19, 2016 Zoë Harcombe 2 Comments cardiovascular disease, Cholesterol, conflict of interest, CTSU, member, statins

On Friday 9th September 2016, an article was published in The Lancet with a quite extraordinary editorial. The full article

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