1. It's about time we stop focusing on cholesterol levels to determine risk of
    Leslie Bialik Leslie Bialik United States says:
    April 4, 2016 at 12:23 PM

    It's about time we stop focusing on cholesterol levels to determine risk of heart disease.  Losing weight and exercising have profound effects on cholesterol levels without using statins.  And we've known for a long time that cholesterol levels don't correspond to cardiovascular disease.  Why is the pharmaceutical/medical community still pushing these useless and sometimes dangerous drugs?

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