Thu, Mar-17-11, 11:36
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Plan: ZC
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Progress: 42%
Location: Texas
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Japanese disagree with cholesterol guidelines
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Generally speaking, doctors have almost unbridled enthusiasm for cholesterol-reducing drugs including statins. We doctors have generally been educated to believe that cholesterol at essentially normal levels causes heart disease, and bringing levels down is of paramount importance to health. Here in the UK, doctors are even remunerated by the Government to get their patients’ cholesterol levels below a specified cut-off. With Government endorsement, surely cholesterol reduction must be a good idea?
Well, it seems not everyone agrees.
Recently, I came across a Japanese review that takes exception to cholesterol guidelines (similar to those in the UK and US) on a number of grounds. [1] The paper itself is in Japanese, but we can learn a lot, I think, from the English translation of the abstract (summary).
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http://www.drbriffa.com/2011/03/16/...rol-guidelines/
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