Ebook: The Great Cholesterol Con: the Truth About What Really Causes Heart Disease and How to Avoid It

Cover; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; 1 What is heart disease, anyway?; 2 What is cholesterol, anyway? (And what's a fat?); 3 You cannot have a cholesterol level; 4 What are statins and how do they work?; 5 The rise and rise of the cholesterol hypothesis; 6 Eat whatever you like (Diet has nothing to do with heart disease); 7 A raised cholesterol/LDL level does not cause heart disease; 8 Statins and heart disease; 9 What causes heart disease?; 10 The stress hypothesis -- does it fit the facts?; 11 Other forms of stress; 12 Glossary.;Statins are the so-called "wonder drugs" widely prescribed to lower blood cholesterol levels that claim to offer unparalleled protection against heart disease. Many experts claim that they are completely safe and that they are also capable of preventing a whole series of other conditions. This groundbreaking study exposes the truth behind the hype surrounding statins and reveals a number of crucial facts, including that high cholesterol levels do not cause heart disease; that high-fat diets--saturated or otherwise--do not affect blood cholesterol levels; and that for most men and all w.