Don't be too ready to damn statins. A good discussion of the Cochrane review mentioned in one of the links above can be found here: Science-Based Medicine » Statins – The Cochrane Review
My current doctor is of the opinion that cholesterol is more a factor of genetics than diet. He looks at other numbers, promotes reasonable exercise, not smoking, imbibing in moderation.... are about the best we can do to keep ourselves healthy. So much is out of our control. He's pretty laid back.
The nice thing about an N=1 study like Ha is doing is that you control the adherence to the protocol and you are testing the approach in the real target environment - your own body. To the extent that the results of some of these approaches vary among individuals you will find out how it works for you. Readily available blood testing makes this fairly easy.
Don't be too ready to damn statins. A good discussion of the Cochrane review mentioned in one of the links above can be found here: Science-Based Medicine » Statins – The Cochrane Review
Mr. Naughton is a comedian, is he not? Why should we take medical advice from a comedian? I don't mean to be a wise guy. I really want to know what qualifies him to speak on medical issues.
My current doctor is of the opinion that cholesterol is more a factor of genetics than diet. He looks at other numbers, promotes reasonable exercise, not smoking, imbibing in moderation.... are about the best we can do to keep ourselves healthy. So much is out of our control. He's pretty laid back.
Inflammation is probably the major cause of heart disease, and there are many things you can do to reduce inflammation in your body (eat the right foods, reduce stress, etc). More info. on that here: https://www.marksdailyapple.com/how-might-inflammation-cause-heart-disease/
[...]The thing I like about Ph1 SB is it gives you a mental boost (even if it is water, or whatever), but it really, really kills those snickers cravings.
I reviewed the research, and given that I have no evidence of harm from taking statins and I have a large number of risk factors for heart disease, I take the statins and hope they provide some protection.
It is a classic. Maybe looked something like this when you last ate one.I loved snickers as a child, but due to my ever-present need to lose weight, haven't had one for probably 50 years. That's another way to kill the snickers cravings - - no snickers cravings left at all after a half century.
A large federal study of whether diet and weight loss can prevent heart attacks and strokes in overweight and obese people with Type 2 diabetes has ended two years ahead of schedule because the intensive program did not help.
The study randomly assigned 5,145 overweight or obese people with Type 2 diabetes to either a rigorous diet and exercise regimen or to sessions in which they got general health information. The diet involved 1,200 to 1,500 calories a day for those weighing less than 250 pounds and 1,500 to 1,800 calories a day for those weighing more. The exercise program was at least 175 minutes a week of moderate exercise.
But 11 years after the study began, researchers concluded it was futile to continue — the two groups had nearly identical rates of heart attacks, strokes and cardiovascular deaths.
If researchers understood what causes major health problems, they would be able to invent treatments with big benefits. That the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine is given year after year to work that makes no progress on major health problems is another sign of the lack of understanding reflected in the failure of this study.
(Was there even a paper?)
Guess it's time to post this again...
I wonder if you are familiar with that Seth Roberts site? I ran across this statement, which I would like to get more information about, but I can't seem to find a search function, or to find a further mention of olive oil in this context using Google.
"The “fat” breakfast in this study was 25% soybean oil (high in omega-6), 25% palm oil (high in saturated fats) and 50% cream (high in saturated fats). I have not compared omega-6 to nothing but I suspect it would produce worse results, given that olive oil appears worse than nothing. "
This intrigues me, but I am coming up empty.
Ha
Only that Seth throws this out with reference to olive oil: " given that olive oil appears worse than nothing. "I am unsure of the question. <> What is the question again?
I just wondered if you might know how to proceed.
Thanks much. Be sure to let me know his answer.Oh! I apologize. It was an optical illusion... or old age. I was so used to seeing quotes in their own block that I misread the statement as being your own. I couldn't comprehend because it was (to me) so out of context. Anyway, I found your reference and it still didn't make sense -- I am with you on this point. Anyway, I simply asked Seth to clarify. We will wait and see what he has to say.
BTW, I edited my original post commenting on this study. Did you see the link to one of the study's principal investigators?