Statin Nation

Statin Nation

7.5IMDb Score
Released:2013-04-01
Duration:63 min
Country:
Director:Justin Smith
Actors:Peter Langsjoen, Paul J. Rosch, Malcolm Kendrick, Uffe Ravnskov
Production:

Overview:

We are told that cholesterol is a major cause of heart disease. At least 40 million people are currently taking cholesterol-lowering medications, known as statins, and millions more people are avoiding foods that contain saturated fat and cholesterol. The basic idea is that dietary saturated fat raises cholesterol levels, and these two substances somehow clog-up our arteries, causing a heart attack. This idea is often referred to as the diet-heart hypothesis. However, a number of doctors and researchers have been challenging this hypothesis for decades, and the latest heart disease statistics reveal some alarming facts.

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