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Evidence for the Lipid Hypothesis: Review of Ignore the Awkward : Is Dr. Ravnskov als...

Evidence for the Lipid Hypothesis: Review of Ignore the Awkward : Is Dr. Ravnskov als...: OBSERVATIONAL EVIDENCE 1. Michael Brown and Joseph Goldstein discovered that the number of functional LDL receptors on the surface of cells...

Here's one of my favorite quotes from this excellent Blog -

"6. Atherosclerosis can be induced in a great variety of animal species including vegetarian and carnivore species (e.g. insects, birds, cats, dogs, non-human primates etc.) by raising serum cholesterol high enough and maintaining it long enough. Atherosclerosis can also be reversed by lowering TC enough and maintaining it long enough. The lipid deposits and foam cells disappeared but some fibrous tissue remained. Some species, such as the dog and rat, do not get elevated TC from a diet high in saturated fat and cholesterol. But when a way was found to elevate their TC they also developed atherosclerosis. This is so consistent no matter which species is tested that it appears to be a scientific law that elevated LDL can cause atherosclerosis.' (Emphasis Added)

Here's another quote from the Blog -

"12. In Chapter 3, Dr. Ravnskov was not thinking clearly when he tells us that people with familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) live just as long as others. In the study he cites to make this claim
it clearly says that the FH patients were taking statins.  3)" (Emphasis Added)

Source: http://diet-health-dave.blogspot.com/2011/11/review-of-ignore-awkward-is-dr-ravnskov.html

New Blog - "resolvingthecontroversies" (The Cholesterol Wars, 2: Plant Positive – “Vegan Propaganda”)

This excellent blog does an excellent job in exposing some of the Misleading and Incorrect Information from The Weston A. Price Foundation (WAPF).

Here is a quote from the Blog:

"Quoted from Weston A Price Foundation (WAPF), Myths & Truths About Nutrition :

“Myth: Vegetarianism is healthy.

Truth: The annual all-cause death rate of vegetarian men is slightly more than that of non-vegetarian men (.93% vs .89%); the annual death rate of vegetarian women is significantly more than that of non-vegetarian women (.86% vs .54%) (Am J Clin Nutr 1982 36:873).”"

http://resolvingthecontroversies.wordpress.com/2013/01/20/the-cholesterol-wars-2-plant-positive-vegan-propaganda/

Here are some quotes from the link -

"The 1982 study that WAPF is interpreting at 7:49 above is from the journal article by Burr and Sweetnam, Vegetarianism, dietary fiber, and mortality, (bold in abstract is mine):

 ”ABSTRACT A prospective study was set up to test the hypotheses that the risk of death from various diseases is reduced by a high intake of dietary fiber or by vegetarianism. A simple screening questionnaire was distributed among persons with a special interest in health foods, and 10,943 subjects were recruited and followed-up. Their mortality was ascertained by flagging their National Health Service records, and analyzed after 7 yr. A significant negative association was found between vegetarianism and mortality from ischemic heart disease which was especially marked among the men and did not seem to be due to a confounding effect of smoking. No significant associations were found with fiber, although persons who habitually ate wholemeal bread had a lower mortality from cerebrovascular disease. These findings confirm other evidence of a lower mortality from heart disease among vegetarians. “

Yep, that’s the same study alright, but from the abstract, the study authors (B/S, no slur intended) reached entirely different conclusions. So, OK, who’s right, WAPF or B/S? Here’s a screenshot from the journal PDF table 5 where we will find the source data for the dispute:" (Emphasis Added)

This is THE PART that WAPF  did not reveal.  This a quote from the blog -

"Now it becomes apparent that the vegetarians have a higher expected death rate than the omnivores: for males 2.10% vs 1.84%, for females 1.65% vs 0.99%!! But this is not because they don’t eat meat; it’s because, on the average, they’re older! DUH!! "

http://resolvingthecontroversies.wordpress.com/2013/01/20/the-cholesterol-wars-2-plant-positive-vegan-propaganda/


(The Cholesterol Wars, 2: Plant Positive – “Vegan Propaganda”, Dan Hunter, Web, January 20, 2013)