Where we differ is that I believe the evidence shows that high cholesterol *isn’t* necessary or sufficient because it is not causal. It is simply often present where there is CVD, but what’s missed (per the charts above) is that it is very often present *without* any risk of CVD. (And maybe Fibrinogen levels point to the real causal factor — we don’t know)
Read The Clot Thickens by Malcom Kendrick for an alternative view. I don’t believe anyone including Dr Kendrick has the answers, at least yet, but I do believe that we need to accept that we don’t know and humbly pursue the real causes further.
aidan
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