HDL – Zoë Harcombe

Cholesterol Newsletter

Lowering LDL

December 3, 2018December 3, 2018 Zoë 10 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

Blood Pressure Cholesterol Macronutrients Newsletter Red Meat

A red meat meta-analysis

December 12, 2016December 12, 2016 Zoë 3 Comments blood pressure, Cholesterol, epidemiology, HDL, LDL, member, randomised control trial, red meat

On 28th November 2016, this article, “In Defence of Red Meat”, suggested that you should: “Ask for a meta-analysis of

Academic Research Cholesterol Heart Disease Medications Newsletter

Familial Hypercholesterolemia (FH)

November 7, 2016January 13, 2018 Zoë 64 Comments Cholesterol, familial hypercholesterolemia, FH, genetics, HDL, LDL, VLDL

While I was in South Africa, at the Professor Tim Noakes hearing, Familial Hypercholesterolemia (FH) came up both home and

Cholesterol Conflicts of Interest Heart Disease Medications Newsletter

PCSK9 Inhibitors & Statins

April 11, 2016January 13, 2018 Zoë 34 Comments Cholesterol, cholesterol lowering, HDL, PCSK9, PCSK9 inhibitors, repatha, side-effects, statins

Statin side effects pave the way for son of statins… Introduction In May 2014, two doctors were maliciously attacked

Academic Research Newsletter Other Diets & Books

Of mice and men

February 29, 2016August 15, 2016 Zoë 0 Comments calorie theory, HDL, LCHF, member, mice, Paleo

The twitter hashtag has been #mousegate! The story has been quite astonishing in terms of huge claims made on a

Cholesterol Conflicts of Interest Newsletter Public Health

National cholesterol month

October 5, 2015July 25, 2016 Zoë 88 Comments Cholesterol, conflict of interest, dietary guidelines, HDL, heart disease, Heart UK, LDL, national cholesterol month, statins, vitamin D

I was at a dinner party recently when the subject of cholesterol came up. Every (lay) person around the table

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The low-carb vs low-fat study

September 8, 2014August 21, 2016 Zoë 66 Comments atkins, calorie theory, carbohydrates, Cholesterol, CVD, fat, HDL, heart disease, LDL, low carb diet, low fat diet, randomised control trial, triglyceride

On September 2nd 2014 a story broke in the field of diet and nutrition, but it barely made it across

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How statin drugs really lower cholesterol & kill you one cell at a time

October 25, 2013July 25, 2016 Zoë 261 Comments Cholesterol, conflict of interest, CoQ10, familial hypercholesterolemia, HDL, LDL, mevalonate pathway, National Cholesterol Education Programme, NCEP, statins

Introduction (Jump to the Executive Summary at the end if you don’t want the full monty). This is a review

Cholesterol – what does the blood cholesterol test actually measure?

August 6, 2012July 25, 2016 Zoë 120 Comments bad cholesterol, blood cholesterol test, Cholesterol, cholesterol conversion, chylomicrons, good cholesterol, HDL, IDL, LDL, lipoproteins, mg/dl, mmol/l, triglyceride, VLDL

This post is dedicated to Mat Cooke who asked a great question! Cholesterol targets for USA, Australia and UK The

Cholesterol Conflicts of Interest Heart Disease

We die instantly without cholesterol so why do we try to stop the body making it?

May 8, 2012October 18, 2018 Zoë 24 Comments bad cholesterol, good cholesterol, HDL, LDL, lipoproteins

On May 8th 2012, we woke up to the headline:”Shot in the arm for fight against heart attacks: The fortnightly

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