This article is unsound advice based on bad science. No study has proven the lipid hypothesis, in fact its been disproven. This article is based on the assumption that cholesterol causes atherosclerosis. The 2 most comprehensive studies done, Framingham and MR FIT, on coronary heart disease and dietary intake of saturated fat have found "no suggestion of any relation between diet and the subsequent development of CHD in the study group," by the Framingham study, and MR FIT concluded that "The overall results do not show a beneficial effect on coronary heart disease or total mortality," when they cut subjects cut their intakes of saturated fat, cholesterol, and overall calories. Those statements were made in the 1970's and have not been disproven since.
The real factors are not known for sure but include stress, carbohydrate, all forms of sugar (Yes, even all fruit besides berries, shocking I know), no exercise, and smoking. The best way to describe it is a lifestyle factors and its a combination of many factors. I ask the author to present their sources so we can see the studies where they obtained the misleading information. For more info check out this sites.
http://www.cholesterol-and-health.org.uk/index.html
http://www.second-opinions.co.uk/cholesterol_myth_1.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPPYaVcXo1I&feature=related
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Dr. Steven Nissen at the Cleveland Clinic is conducting a study using a new, sophisticated measure of coronary-artery blockages called intravascular ultrasound to determine if torcetrapib affects plaque buildup in the coronary arteries. That study will be reported in March at the American College of Cardiology annual scientific sessions.
There are other drugs in development like torcetrapib that raise HDL, but until the reason for these excessive deaths is well understood, they are not likely to reach the market, and this may take many years.
In the meantime, if you have a low HDL level, what else can you do to raise HDL that is good for you rather than harmful?
1. Lower your LDL cholesterol. It's easier to lower LDL than raise HDL. I think there should be less emphasis on raising HDL and more on lowering LDL via diet and lifestyle or, as a second choice, with lipid-lowering drugs. If you reduce your LDL below 100 mg/dl, or even lower if you have coronary heart disease, then your HDL level will be much less important.
If you don't have heart disease, you can begin by making moderate changes in your diet, such as recommended by the American Heart Association and the National Cholesterol Education Program: eat less red meat, more fish and chicken, less than 30 percent of calories from fat. Replace saturated fat with monosaturated fat. If that's enough to lower your LDL sufficiently, great; if not, then you can make progressively bigger reductions in saturated fat, trans fatty acids, total fat, dietary cholesterol and refined carbohydrates, and eat more fruits, vegetables and other whole foods in their natural forms. These dietary changes will not only lower your LDL, they will help prevent other chronic diseases and also help you to look better, feel better, lose weight and gain health.
If you are not interested in changing your diet to this degree, then consider taking lipid-lowering drugs that your doctor may prescribe, including statin drugs such as Lipitor or Zocor. Some studies suggest that taking coenzyme Q10 with statin drugs may help prevent some of the adverse side effects in muscles.
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