Comments on: Cholesterol doesn't cause heart disease http://chriskresser.com/cholesterol-doesnt-cause-heart-disease Medicine for the 21st century Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:43:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Brian http://chriskresser.com/cholesterol-doesnt-cause-heart-disease#comment-12708 Brian Thu, 12 Jan 2012 23:52:20 +0000 http://chriskresser.com/?p=40#comment-12708 Fortunately, it is correlated with heart disease, so if he won't, I will. Fortunately, it is correlated with heart disease, so if he won’t, I will.

]]> By: ROBERT SARGENT http://chriskresser.com/cholesterol-doesnt-cause-heart-disease#comment-12674 ROBERT SARGENT Wed, 11 Jan 2012 23:44:44 +0000 http://chriskresser.com/?p=40#comment-12674 ALF ARE YOU THICK OR WHAT ,IF YOU READ MY POSTS YOU WILL SEE THAT I HAVE GIVEN YOU THE NAME OF A SURGEON WHO HAS 25 YEARS EXPERIENCE DOING HEART OPERATIONS AND GAVE IT UP TO DO HIS OWN RESEARCH AND HE TELLS YOU IN HIS BOOK WHAT CAUSES HEART DISEASE.IF YOU ARE SERIOUS ABOUT HEART DISEASE GO BUY THE BOOK. AS FOR ANIMAL FAT I EAT IT ALL TIME AND I WILL NOT TOUCH VEG.OIL NO WAY,ONLY COCONUT OIL.NOW FOR ALL YOU SKEPTICS OUT THERE,DO YOU KNOW WHAT THE CHOLESTEROL DRUG DID WHEN IT FIRST CAME OUT....IT STOPPED THE LIVER PUTTING A SMALL AMOUNT OF BILE INTO THE STOMACH EVERY TIME YOU SWALLOWED????.....WHAT IS THE REASON FOR THIS BILE....TO BREAK DOWN FAT AND EXTRACT VITAMINS FROM IT. NOW I AM NO GREAT BRAIN BUT THIS TO ME DOES NOT SOUND LIKE THE RIGHT APPROACH TO ANY MEDICAL SITUATION FOR ANY REASON....AND THAT GOT ME OFF THE DRUGS AND ON THE COMPUTER.BY ASKING QUESTIONS OF MY MD I WAS TOLD TO BE QUITE LIKE ALL HIS OTHER PATIENTS AND JUST TAKE WHAT I AM TOLD TO!!!!!!!!!....WELL I SHUT UP BUT THAT DIDN'T STOP ME FINDING WHAT I NEEDED TO KNOW SO LIKE I DID AND I SUSPECT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO DID, YOU TO WILL HAVE TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOUR OWN HEALTH AND DO YOUR OWN RESEARCH SO YOU CAN BLAME NO ONE ELSE IF YOU MAKE A MISTAKE GOOD LUCK ROBERT ALF ARE YOU THICK OR WHAT ,IF YOU READ MY POSTS YOU WILL SEE THAT I HAVE GIVEN YOU THE NAME OF A SURGEON WHO HAS 25 YEARS EXPERIENCE DOING HEART OPERATIONS AND GAVE IT UP TO DO HIS OWN RESEARCH AND HE TELLS YOU IN HIS BOOK WHAT CAUSES HEART DISEASE.IF YOU ARE SERIOUS ABOUT HEART DISEASE GO BUY THE BOOK.

AS FOR ANIMAL FAT I EAT IT ALL TIME AND I WILL NOT TOUCH VEG.OIL NO WAY,ONLY COCONUT OIL.NOW FOR ALL YOU SKEPTICS OUT THERE,DO YOU KNOW WHAT THE CHOLESTEROL DRUG DID WHEN IT FIRST CAME OUT….IT STOPPED THE LIVER PUTTING A SMALL AMOUNT OF BILE INTO THE STOMACH EVERY TIME YOU SWALLOWED????…..WHAT IS THE REASON FOR THIS BILE….TO BREAK DOWN FAT AND EXTRACT VITAMINS FROM IT.
NOW I AM NO GREAT BRAIN BUT THIS TO ME DOES NOT SOUND LIKE THE RIGHT APPROACH
TO ANY MEDICAL SITUATION FOR ANY REASON….AND THAT GOT ME OFF THE DRUGS AND ON THE COMPUTER.BY ASKING QUESTIONS OF MY MD I WAS TOLD TO BE QUITE LIKE ALL HIS OTHER PATIENTS AND JUST TAKE WHAT I AM TOLD TO!!!!!!!!!….WELL I SHUT UP BUT THAT DIDN’T STOP ME FINDING WHAT I NEEDED TO KNOW
SO LIKE I DID AND I SUSPECT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO DID, YOU TO WILL HAVE TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOUR OWN HEALTH AND DO YOUR OWN RESEARCH SO YOU CAN BLAME NO ONE ELSE IF YOU MAKE A MISTAKE GOOD LUCK ROBERT

]]> By: ALF http://chriskresser.com/cholesterol-doesnt-cause-heart-disease#comment-12672 ALF Wed, 11 Jan 2012 21:38:31 +0000 http://chriskresser.com/?p=40#comment-12672 Also, thank you for the all the other reference links in the post! Also, thank you for the all the other reference links in the post!

]]> By: ALF http://chriskresser.com/cholesterol-doesnt-cause-heart-disease#comment-12671 ALF Wed, 11 Jan 2012 21:37:02 +0000 http://chriskresser.com/?p=40#comment-12671 Chris, if it's not too much trouble, could you tell me which key article/articles from Framingham study/ies showed no correlation between cholesterol and heart disease, and support the idea that saturated fat is beneficial? (There are close to 2000, and reading through the list, I'm a little overwhelmed) If you're aware of specific articles from the Nurses study that address this point, the references would also be greatly appreciated. Chris, if it’s not too much trouble, could you tell me which key article/articles from Framingham study/ies showed no correlation between cholesterol and heart disease, and support the idea that saturated fat is beneficial? (There are close to 2000, and reading through the list, I’m a little overwhelmed) If you’re aware of specific articles from the Nurses study that address this point, the references would also be greatly appreciated.

]]> By: 10 Stubborn Body Myths That Just Won’t Die, Debunked by Science « 883cjiq's Blog http://chriskresser.com/cholesterol-doesnt-cause-heart-disease#comment-12598 10 Stubborn Body Myths That Just Won’t Die, Debunked by Science « 883cjiq's Blog Mon, 09 Jan 2012 19:48:54 +0000 http://chriskresser.com/?p=40#comment-12598 [...] watched my levels very carefully since I was a child. According to Dr. Malcolm Kendrick, and many others, the data doesn’t consistently link high cholesterol with heart problems. It seems the real [...] [...] watched my levels very carefully since I was a child. According to Dr. Malcolm Kendrick, and many others, the data doesn’t consistently link high cholesterol with heart problems. It seems the real [...]

]]> By: Jared http://chriskresser.com/cholesterol-doesnt-cause-heart-disease#comment-12592 Jared Mon, 09 Jan 2012 17:23:32 +0000 http://chriskresser.com/?p=40#comment-12592 Yes, correlation does not mean causation, but lack of correlation makes causation extremely difficult! If having high cholesterol is not even correlated with heart disease, are you really going to say that it is still a causative factor? Yes, correlation does not mean causation, but lack of correlation makes causation extremely difficult!

If having high cholesterol is not even correlated with heart disease, are you really going to say that it is still a causative factor?

]]> By: Brian http://chriskresser.com/cholesterol-doesnt-cause-heart-disease#comment-12589 Brian Mon, 09 Jan 2012 17:09:05 +0000 http://chriskresser.com/?p=40#comment-12589 Yes, statin drugs that have a well-documented absolute survival benefit. But who's counting? Yes, statin drugs that have a well-documented absolute survival benefit. But who’s counting?

]]> By: ROBERT SARGENT http://chriskresser.com/cholesterol-doesnt-cause-heart-disease#comment-12499 ROBERT SARGENT Fri, 06 Jan 2012 23:27:31 +0000 http://chriskresser.com/?p=40#comment-12499 ALL YOU PEOPLE ASK A MYRIAD OF QUESTIONS,MOST OF WHICH CAN TAKE HOURS TO EXPLAIN ,MORE THAN UNDERSTAND.THIS IS WHAT THE DRUG COMPANIES COUNT ON SO THEY CAN KEEP MAKING THEIR MILLIONS AT YOUR EXPENSE.REMEMBER THIS, THE DRUG COMPANIES ARE IN THE BUSINESS OF MAKING MONEY????? NOT HEALING PEOPLE !!!! SO LOOK OUTSIDE THE BOX AS THE SAYING GOES AND DO YOUR OWN RESEARCH ON THE WEB.I KNOW IT CAN BE CONFUSING AND VERY HARD TO SEPARATE TRUTH FROM FICTION,BUT THE MORE YOU READ AND LISTEN TO YOUR BODY AND THE TRUTH WILL BECOME CLEAR.I KNOW IT IS HARD,BUT IF YOU HANG IN THERE ,YOU WILL LEARN BY YOUR OWN MISTAKES,NOT THEIRS. ANOTHER SITE YOU CAN TRY,FOR THOSE WHO HAVE NO HOPE LEFT WWW.ONEMINUTECURE.COM ROBERT ALL YOU PEOPLE ASK A MYRIAD OF QUESTIONS,MOST OF WHICH CAN TAKE HOURS TO EXPLAIN ,MORE THAN UNDERSTAND.THIS IS WHAT THE DRUG COMPANIES COUNT ON SO THEY CAN KEEP MAKING THEIR MILLIONS AT YOUR EXPENSE.REMEMBER THIS, THE DRUG COMPANIES ARE IN THE BUSINESS OF MAKING MONEY????? NOT HEALING PEOPLE !!!! SO LOOK OUTSIDE THE BOX AS THE SAYING GOES AND DO YOUR OWN RESEARCH ON THE WEB.I KNOW IT CAN BE CONFUSING AND VERY HARD TO SEPARATE TRUTH FROM FICTION,BUT THE MORE YOU READ AND LISTEN TO YOUR BODY AND THE TRUTH WILL BECOME CLEAR.I KNOW IT IS HARD,BUT IF YOU HANG IN THERE ,YOU WILL LEARN BY YOUR OWN MISTAKES,NOT THEIRS.
ANOTHER SITE YOU CAN TRY,FOR THOSE WHO HAVE NO HOPE LEFT
http://WWW.ONEMINUTECURE.COM ROBERT

]]> By: Chris Kresser http://chriskresser.com/cholesterol-doesnt-cause-heart-disease#comment-12478 Chris Kresser Fri, 06 Jan 2012 21:12:37 +0000 http://chriskresser.com/?p=40#comment-12478 Sugar, processed and refined food, lack of exercise, stress and inflammation. Sugar, processed and refined food, lack of exercise, stress and inflammation.

]]> By: Cindy Schoonmaker http://chriskresser.com/cholesterol-doesnt-cause-heart-disease#comment-12477 Cindy Schoonmaker Fri, 06 Jan 2012 20:47:39 +0000 http://chriskresser.com/?p=40#comment-12477 Like Ken...I would like to know then....why are so many people in the West dying of Heart Disease and Cancer? If it's not the animal protein and dairy....what is it? Like Ken…I would like to know then….why are so many people in the West dying of Heart Disease and Cancer?

If it’s not the animal protein and dairy….what is it?

]]> By: Weight Training- it’s a good idea | Strange Blue. http://chriskresser.com/cholesterol-doesnt-cause-heart-disease#comment-12064 Weight Training- it’s a good idea | Strange Blue. Fri, 16 Dec 2011 15:00:56 +0000 http://chriskresser.com/?p=40#comment-12064 [...] get your calories in directly after a workout. If you’re concerned about putting on fat, or your cholesterol, reduce your carbohydrate intake. Counterintuitive, but as I said before, trust me or ask [...] [...] get your calories in directly after a workout. If you’re concerned about putting on fat, or your cholesterol, reduce your carbohydrate intake. Counterintuitive, but as I said before, trust me or ask [...]

]]> By: Clark Jensen http://chriskresser.com/cholesterol-doesnt-cause-heart-disease#comment-11655 Clark Jensen Thu, 24 Nov 2011 04:06:14 +0000 http://chriskresser.com/?p=40#comment-11655 I am an Optometrist. I read with interest your post. I seems to go against everything I have been lead to believe, but the research you quoted is compelling. Is there no risk for high collesterol? Is there risk for high Triglycerides? I am diabetic, it seems that high fat in my diet really messes with my blood sugars. Thanks for the good information. By the way, I quoted you in my blog. Here is the link if you are interested http://drclarkjensen.com/food-police-wrong/ It seems the goverment is using bad science to justify bad government I am an Optometrist. I read with interest your post. I seems to go against everything I have been lead to believe, but the research you quoted is compelling. Is there no risk for high collesterol? Is there risk for high Triglycerides?

I am diabetic, it seems that high fat in my diet really messes with my blood sugars. Thanks for the good information. By the way, I quoted you in my blog. Here is the link if you are interested http://drclarkjensen.com/food-police-wrong/

It seems the goverment is using bad science to justify bad government

]]> By: Obama's food police get it wrong, once again. http://chriskresser.com/cholesterol-doesnt-cause-heart-disease#comment-11600 Obama's food police get it wrong, once again. Mon, 21 Nov 2011 14:00:58 +0000 http://chriskresser.com/?p=40#comment-11600 [...] a post titled Cholesterol doesn’t cause heart disease dated June 10, 2008, Chris Kresser quotes multiple studies that show that not only does high [...] [...] a post titled Cholesterol doesn’t cause heart disease dated June 10, 2008, Chris Kresser quotes multiple studies that show that not only does high [...]

]]> By: Wednesday 16th November « KB CrossFit http://chriskresser.com/cholesterol-doesnt-cause-heart-disease#comment-11463 Wednesday 16th November « KB CrossFit Tue, 15 Nov 2011 12:22:56 +0000 http://chriskresser.com/?p=40#comment-11463 [...] Primal Corner - Cholesterol doesn’t cause heart disease [...] [...] Primal Corner – Cholesterol doesn’t cause heart disease [...]

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