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What always concerns me about all these new wonder drugs that hit the market.

Is that they are dangerous and useless.

Dangerous in that cutting 69% of your cholesterol.

we need cholesterol.

a money making machine designed by big pharma

I have lived on a ketogenic diet for over 20 years.

75% of my calory intake are made up of fats.

I eat a ton of high cholesterol foods

I an an old geezer. I have regular check ups at my GP.

My cholesterol levels are below average.

The research:

The study reviewed research of almost 70,000 people and found that elevated levels of “bad cholesterol” did not raise the risk of early death from cardiovascular disease in people over 60.

High cholesterol 'does not cause heart disease' new research finds, so treating with statins a 'waste of time'

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2016/06/12/high-choleste...



There are people who naturally have non-functioning PCSK9, the gene that this new treatment disables. And they have less heart disease.


It’s great you’ve been able to maintain a keto diet for over 20 years (longest I’ve ever heard of), but most people can’t do strict keto for that long. Long-term adherence is the issue.


Stop spreading misinformation.




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