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>The ongoing effort by these authors to dismiss the LDL hypothesis weakens this paper. I didn't get the sense that they were being dismissive, so much as point
by omginternets 9y ago
>The ongoing effort by these authors to dismiss the LDL hypothesis weakens this paper.
I didn't get the sense that they were being dismissive, so much as pointing out that the risk has been exaggerated.
- carbocation 9y agoThey are claiming that the risk has been exaggerated, but they are using low quality evidence to support that claim. Higher quality evidence differs.
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- pascalxus 9y agoThey did a whole lot more than try to dismiss it. They said it was "inversely related". Here's a quote: "a recent systematic review concluded that LDL cholesterol is not associated with cardiovascular disease and is inversely associated with all-cause mortality" This goes directly against everything the AHA says and what countless other sources are saying.