LDL-Cholesterol targets following ischemic stroke
Executive summary * A study was published in the NEMJ in January 2020. It reported on a clinical trial where
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Cholesterol
Higher LDL-cholesterol & lower mortality
Executive summary Please login to view this content Introduction Many thanks to Dr Malcolm Kendrick for this week’s topic. Malcolm
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The relationships between heart disease, cholesterol & dietary fat in Europe
In this post we are looking at some interesting findings from the latest European Cardiovascular Disease Statistics (2017). Let’s start
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Keys, cholesterol and rabbits
The following quotation, attributed to Ancel Keys, has been repeated quite often, but with the source for it not always
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Cholesterol, statins, the CTSU & the Mail on Sunday
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Why cholesterol can’t cause heart disease
Introduction The more you examine the cholesterol-heart hypothesis, the more it doesn’t make sense. This week’s note has been inspired
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Lowering LDL
On 10th November, 2018, the American Heart Association (AHA) published new cholesterol guidelines (Ref 1). The document is on open
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Fiber: a plausible mechanism?
Last week we looked at: what fiber is (indigestible carbohydrate); our requirement for fiber (none); the recommendations for fiber intake
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Fiber: An umbrella review
This week’s paper under review was published in March 2018. It was sent to me by someone curious to see
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