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7:57 am
September 11, 2010
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chattykatty
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I have just read a very interesting article about cholesterol here that may open your eyes to quite a few things, not least that eight of the nine doctors on the panel that drew up the original guidelines for cholesterol in 2004 were being paid by the drug companies who manufacture
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3:28 am
September 12, 2010
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peepam
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Thanks for sharing the information, chatty. I didn't know that cholesterol contributes some health benefits for human individual. We just need to watch what we eat.
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8:30 am
September 12, 2010
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SoftlySpoken
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Yes this is a very interesting article. I already knew that CoQ10 should be taken if you are taking statins but I was not aware that Ubiquinol is even better and I will look into this. There is also an interesting book called "The Great Cholesterol Myth" by Uffe Ravnskov M.D.Ph.D. along much the same lines.
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11:45 am
September 13, 2010
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Jasmyn
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Unfortunately there are a lot of doctors that are in the drug companies' back pockets. This story does not surprise me at all. When I was a medical assistant the drug reps would bring us lunch and all kinds of stuff just to get in with the doctors.
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7:18 pm
September 13, 2010
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Rene
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Some cholesterol is evil. I do agree that some doctors might be lead to use certain drugs because of the rewards of picking that drug. However if the doctor is a "good" doctor he will not prescribe a medication just because he is getting bribed!
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3:19 am
April 24, 2012
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martin
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Cholesterol if kept to a certain level isn't bad. its fat that is in our blood. it is bad only if its quantity raises to alarming levels. otherwise we all know how important fats are for our living.
stay fit, stay healthy,
good luck
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