the good news about cholesterol

Cholesterol is used to make your hormones, cell walls, to repair wounds...the list goes on and on. The cholesterol that is found in people's arteries is there as a patch to keep the blood vessel wall from tearing. It's not the cause of the problem, it's there trying to solve a problem (inflammation the vessels). more egg, less biscuit

high cholesterol does not correlate to higher incidence of heart disease. in fact, "high" cholesterol reading can be an indicator of longer life in elderly women!

visit THINCS for more information about cholesterol

doctor malcolm kendrick discusses the following facts with BMA in leeds, november 2007:

fact one: cholesterol and/or saturated fat in the diet do not raise cholesterol levels

fact two: fact one is unimportant because a raised cholesterol level does not cause heart disease

fact three: statins do not protect against heart disease by lowering cholesterol levels

fact four: chronic stress is likely cause of most heart disease

part 1/5 (be sure to watch them all)