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Inflammation worsens danger of heart disease

January 22, 2009 in Heart Disease | 13 comments

A recent study published in the American Journal of Pathology adds to the already considerable body of evidence which suggests that inflammation is a primary cause of heart attacks and strokes. In an article I wrote last year, Preventing Heart Disease Without Drugs, I reviewed the current scientific understanding of what causes heart disease. If you've been following this blog, you know that inflammation and oxidative damage - not saturated fat and cholesterol - are the ...
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Cholesterol doesn't cause heart disease

June 10, 2008 in Heart Disease, Myths & Truths | 51 comments

In last week's article about the ineffectiveness of statin drugs in reducing mortality in most populations I promised I would follow-up with an article on drug-free prevention of heart disease. I will do that this week, but it occurred to me that the first article in this series should have been one that dispels the myth that cholesterol causes heart disease. Understanding that is the key to the prevention strategies that will follow in the next ...
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