Statin treatment is associated with a higher death rate and a higher risk of heart attack in angioplasty patients

This study was published in the New England Journal of Medicine 1994 Nov 17;331(20):1331-7 Study title and authors:Lack of effect of lovastatin on restenosis after coronary angioplasty. Lovastatin Restenosis Trial Study Group.Weintraub WS, Boccuzzi SJ, Klein JL, Kosinski AS, King SB 3rd, Ivanhoe R, Cedarholm JC, Stillabower ME, Talley JD, DeMaio SJDepartment of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA. This study can be accessed at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7935702This six month, randomized, double-blind trial evaluated the effects of lovastatin...

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Increasing dietary saturated fat is associated with a reduction in breast cancer risk

This study was published in the American Journal of Epidemiology 1992 Dec 1;136(11):1327-37 Study title and authors:Diet in the epidemiology of postmenopausal breast cancer in the New York State Cohort.Graham S, Zielezny M, Marshall J, Priore R, Freudenheim J, Brasure J, Haughey B, Nasca P, Zdeb M.Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, State University of New York 14214. This study can be accessed at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1336931The study investigated the association of dietary fat consumption with the risk of breast cancer. The dietary histories of 18,586 postmenopausal...

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Statins double the risk of death in patients with coronary artery disease

This study was published in the Annals of Internal Medicine 1993 Nov 15;119(10):969-76Study title and authors:Coronary angiographic changes with lovastatin therapy. The Monitored Atherosclerosis Regression Study (MARS).Blankenhorn DH, Azen SP, Kramsch DM, Mack WJ, Cashin-Hemphill L, Hodis HN, DeBoer LW, Mahrer PR, Masteller MJ, Vailas LI, Alaupovic P, Hirsch LJ; MARS Research Group.University of Southern California, Los Angeles.This study can be accessed at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8214993This randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicenter study assessed the...

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Statins are associated with higher death rates, higher cardiac death rates and increased risk of cancer

This study was published in Circulation 2000 Oct 10;102(15):1748-54 Study title and authors:Long-term effects of cholesterol lowering and angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibition on coronary atherosclerosis: The Simvastatin/Enalapril Coronary Atherosclerosis Trial (SCAT).Teo KK, Burton JR, Buller CE, Plante S, Catellier D, Tymchak W, Dzavik V, Taylor D, Yokoyama S, Montague TJ.University of Alberta Hospitals, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. teok@fhs.mcmaster.ca This study can be accessed at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11023927One of the aims of this long-term, multicenter, randomized,...

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How soy phytosterols are manufactured. Would you really want to feed your family this processed poison?

This paper was published in Bioresource Technology 2010 Mar;101(5):1471-6 Study title and authors;Recovery of phytosterols from waste residue of soybean oil deodorizer distillate.Yang H, Yan F, Wu D, Huo M, Li J, Cao Y, Jiang Y.Key Laboratory of Hollow Fiber Membrane Materials and Processes of the Ministry of Education, School of Material Science and Chemical Engineering, Tianjin Polytechnic University, Tianjin 300160, PR China. This paper can be accessed at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19800221 This study describes a crystallization process used to recover soy phytosterols...

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Statin treatment increases the risk of death by 301% after balloon angioplasty

This study was published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology 1997 Oct;30(4):863-9 Study title and authors:Effect of pravastatin on angiographic restenosis after coronary balloon angioplasty. The PREDICT Trial Investigators. Prevention of Restenosis by Elisor after Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty.Bertrand ME, McFadden EP, Fruchart JC, Van Belle E, Commeau P, Grollier G, Bassand JP, Machecourt J, Cassagnes J, Mossard JM, Vacheron A, Castaigne A, Danchin N, Lablanche JM.Division of Cardiology B, Hôpital Cardiologique, Lille, France. bertrandme@AOL.com This study...

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Children with predominant margarine consumption have an increased risk for eczema and allergic sensitization

This study can be accessed at Pediatric Allergy and Immunology 2006 Mar;17(2):85-93Study title and authors:Margarine and butter consumption, eczema and allergic sensitization in children. The LISA birth cohort study.Sausenthaler S, Kompauer I, Borte M, Herbarth O, Schaaf B, Berg A, Zutavern A, Heinrich J; LISA Study Group.GSF - National Research Centre for Environment and Health, Institute of Epidemiology, Neuherberg, Germany.This study can be accessed at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16618357The aim of the study was to assess the relationship between dietary intake of margarine and butter...

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Margarine makes you fat

This study was published in PLoS One 2011;6(8):e23384 Study title and authors:Food composition of the diet in relation to changes in waist circumference adjusted for body mass index.Romaguera D, Ängquist L, Du H, Jakobsen MU, Forouhi NG, Halkjær J, Feskens EJ, van der A DL, Masala G, Steffen A, Palli D, Wareham NJ, Overvad K, Tjønneland A, Boeing H, Riboli E, Sørensen TI.Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, United Kingdom. d.romaguera-bosch@imperial.ac.uk This study can be accessed at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21858094The...

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Older men with lower cholesterol die earlier

This study was published in the European Heart Journal 2001 Apr;22(7):573-9 Study title and authors:Cardiovascular risk factors and 10-year all-cause mortality in elderly European male populations; the FINE study. Finland, Italy, Netherlands, Elderly.Menotti A, Mulder I, Nissinen A, Feskens E, Giampaoli S, Tervahauta M, Kromhout D.Division of Public Health Research, National Institute of Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, The Netherlands. This study can be accessed at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11259144The aim of the study was to examine risk factors in relation...

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Statin use is associated with a 57% increased risk of age-related cataract

This study was published in Optometry and Vision Science 2012 Aug;89(8):1165-71 Study title and authors:Age-related cataract is associated with type 2 diabetes and statin use.Machan CM, Hrynchak PK, Irving EL.School of Optometry, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. This study can be accessed at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22797512This study investigated the associations between age-related cataract, type 2 diabetes, and statin use. The study included 6,397 patients aged 1-93 years.The study found:(a) Statin users had a 57% increased risk of age-related...

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Higher cholesterol levels are associated with a lower risk of irregular heart beat

This study was published in Circulation 1997 Oct 7;96(7):2455-61Study title and authors:Incidence of and risk factors for atrial fibrillation in older adults.Psaty BM, Manolio TA, Kuller LH, Kronmal RA, Cushman M, Fried LP, White R, Furberg CD, Rautaharju PM.Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, USA.This study can be accessed at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9337224Atrial fibrillation is the most common type of irregular heart beat. It may cause no symptoms, but it is often associated with palpitations, fainting, chest pain, or congestive heart failure.This...

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Statins increase the risk of erectile dysfunction by 51%

This study was published in the Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics 1996 Apr;21(2):89-94.Study title and authors:Men treated with hypolipidaemic drugs complain more frequently of erectile dysfunction.Bruckert E, Giral P, Heshmati HM, Turpin G.Service d'Endocrinologie-Métabolisme, Hôpital de la Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France.This study can be accessed at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8809645The objective of this study was to assess whether there is an association between impotence and treatment with cholesterol lowering drugs. The study included 339 men taking...

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Cancer patients have low HDL cholesterol levels years before diagnosis - Best way to raise HDL is to eat saturated fat

This study was published in the Journal of American College of Cardiology 2012;59(13s1):E1764-E1764.HIGH-DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL AND CANCER INCIDENCE: DATA FROM THE FRAMINGHAM HEART STUDYPaul Michael Lavigne; Haseeb Jafri; Richard KarasThis study can be accessed at: http://content.onlinejacc.org/article.aspx?articleid=1205851 This study investigated the association of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol levels with the incidence of cancer. The study included 201 cases of cancer and 402 matched controls. Their HDL cholesterol levels were measured at four time...

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Middle-aged men and women who consume the most saturated fat live longer and have a reduced risk of dying from cardiovascular diseases

This study was published in the Journal of Internal Medicine 2005 Aug;258(2):153-65 Study title and authors:Dietary fat intake and early mortality patterns--data from The Malmö Diet and Cancer Study.Leosdottir M, Nilsson PM, Nilsson JA, Månsson H, Berglund G.Department of Medicine, Lund University, University Hospital (UMAS), Malmö, Sweden. margret.leosdottir@med.lu.se This study can be accessed at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16018792This study examined the association of fat consumption with death rates. The study included 28,098 middle-aged individuals who were followed for...

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Statin use is associated with a higher incidence of pneumonia

This study was presented at the 52nd Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy Sep 09, 2012Study title and authors:The Impact of Statins on the Incidence of Bacteremia and Pneumonia in Military Personnel K. R. Daniels, I. A. Mansi, J. P. Magulick, C. U. Oramasionwu, E. M. Mortensen, M. V. Pugh,  C. R. FreiUT Austin & UT Hlth Sci Ctr, San Antonio, TXThis study can be accessed at: http://www.abstractsonline.com/Plan/ViewAbstract.aspx?sKey=43ceab1e-be2b-4b51-a293-09718162c582&cKey=ca5a9c68-c5c4-4a2f-8091-644c85397879&mKey=%7b6B114A1D-85A4-4054-A83B-04D8B9B8749F%7dThis...

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Higher cholesterol levels are associated with better balance function in stroke patients

This study was published in the Journal of Neurology Research Vol. 2, No. 4, Aug 2012 Study title and authors:Higher Serum Total Cholesterol Levels are Associated With Better Long-Term Balance Function After First-Time Ischemic StrokeHung-Pin Lee, Yen-Ho Wang, Ching-Lin Hsieh, Yih-Tsen Lai, Shin-Liang Pan This study can be accessed at: http://www.neurores.org/index.php/neurores/article/viewArticle/130The objective of the study was to investigate the effects of cholesterol levels on long-term balance function in patients with first-time ischemic stroke. The study included 99 first-time...

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Men who consume the most animal fat have a 10% reduced risk of heart disease

This study was published in the British Journal of Nutrition 1993 Mar;69(2):303-14 Study title and authors:Diet and incident ischaemic heart disease: the Caerphilly Study.Fehily AM, Yarnell JW, Sweetnam PM, Elwood PC.Medical Research Council Epidemiology Unit, Llandough Hospital, Penarth, South Glamorgan. This study can be accessed at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8387811The study investigated the association between diet and heart disease. The study lasted for five years and included 2,512 men aged 45-59 years when first seen.Regarding animal fat consumption the study found...

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Statins increase the risk of death in four year trial

This study was published in Circulation 2004 Nov 2;110(18):2809-16Study title and authorsEffects of fosinopril and pravastatin on cardiovascular events in subjects with microalbuminuria.Asselbergs FW, Diercks GF, Hillege HL, van Boven AJ, Janssen WM, Voors AA, de Zeeuw D, de Jong PE, van Veldhuisen DJ, van Gilst WH; Prevention of Renal and Vascular Endstage Disease Intervention Trial (PREVEND IT) Investigators.Department of Clinical Pharmacology, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.This study can be accessed at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15492322One of the aims of this...

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Men who consume the most cholesterol, meat and saturated fat live the longest

This study was published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 1989 Nov;50(5):1095-103 Study title and authors:Diet and 20-y mortality in two rural population groups of middle-aged men in Italy.Farchi G, Mariotti S, Menotti A, Seccareccia F, Torsello S, Fidanza F.Laboratorio di Epidemiologia e Biostatistica, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Roma, Italy. This study can be accessed at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2816794This study analysed the relationship of diet on cardiovascular disease and death rates. The study included 1,536 men aged 45-64 who were followed...

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Statins increase the risk of death by 4.3%

This study was published in the Journal of the American Medical Association 1998 May 27;279(20):1615-22Study title and authors:Primary prevention of acute coronary events with lovastatin in men and women with average cholesterol levels: results of AFCAPS/TexCAPS. Air Force/Texas Coronary Atherosclerosis Prevention Study.Downs JR, Clearfield M, Weis S, Whitney E, Shapiro DR, Beere PA, Langendorfer A, Stein EA, Kruyer W, Gotto AM Jr.Wilford Hall Medical Center, Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Tex, USA.This study can be accessed at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9613910This study investigated...

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Men who consume the most fat and saturated fat live longer and have a lower risk of dying from heart disease

This study was published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 1980 Aug;33(8):1818-27 Study title and authors:Relationship of dietary intake to subsequent coronary heart disease incidence: The Puerto Rico Heart Health Program.Garcia-Palmieri MR, Sorlie P, Tillotson J, Costas R Jr, Cordero E, Rodriguez M. This study can be accessed at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7405884This study investigated the relationship between intakes of various nutrients and total death rates and heart disease death rates. The study included 8,218 urban and rural Puerto Rican man aged...

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Benzodiazepines increase the risk of dementia by 60%

This study was published in the British Medical Journal 345 e:6231 27 Sep 2012Study title and authors:Benzodiazepine use and risk of dementia: prospective population based studySophie Billioti de Gage, Bernard Bégaud, Fabienne Bazin, Hélène Verdoux, Jean-François Dartigues, Karine Pérès, Tobias Kurth, Antoine Pariente. This study can be accessed at: http://www.bmj.com/content/345/bmj.e6231.pdf%2BhtmlThe objective of the study was to evaluate the association between the use of benzodiazepines and dementia. The study included 1,063 men and women, average age 78 years, who were followed for...

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Low cholesterol levels lead to an increased risk of intracerebral hemorrhagic stroke

This study was published in the Annalls of Indian Academy of Neurology 2012 Jan;15(1):19-22 Study title and authors:Low cholesterol as a risk factor for primary intracerebral hemorrhage: A case-control study.Valappil AV, Chaudhary NV, Praveenkumar R, Gopalakrishnan B, Girija AS.Department of Neurology, Malabar Institute of Medical Sciences, Calicut, Kerala, India. This study can be accessed at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22412267This study investigated the association between cholesterol levels and the risk of intracerebral hemorrhagic stroke. The study included 74...

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Low cholesterol levels are associated with increased stroke severity and increased short- and long-term death rates

This study was published in Cerebrovascular Diseases 2012 Sep 18;34(3):213-220Study title and authors:Low Cholesterol, Statins and Outcomes in Patients with First-Ever Acute Ischemic Stroke.Koton S, Molshatzki N, Bornstein NM, Tanne D.The Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.This study can be accessed at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23006641The study assessed the association between cholesterol levels and first-ever ischemic stroke short- and long-term outcomes. The study included 1,895 ischemic stroke patients, average age 67.4 years.The study found:(a) Low...

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Low cholesterol levels are associated with lower survival rates in stroke patients

This study was published in the European Journal of Neurology 2012 Apr;19(4):648-54 Study title and authorsSerum cholesterol levels and survival after rtPA treatment in acute stroke.Roquer J, Cuadrado-Godia E, Rodríguez-Campello A, Jiménez-Conde J, Martínez-Rodríguez JE, Giralt E, Ois A.Servei de Neurologia, Hospital del Mar, Parc de Salut Mar-IMIM, Barcelona, Spain. jroquer@hospitaldelmar.cat This study can be accessed at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22136724The aim of this study was to analyze the impact of cholesterol levels on 3-month death rates in patients...

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Low cholesterol levels associated with poor outcome in patients hospitalized with heart failure

This study was published in the Journal of Cardiac Failure 2012 Mar;18(3):194-201 Study title and authors:Low serum total cholesterol level is a surrogate marker, but not a risk factor, for poor outcome in patients hospitalized with acute heart failure: a report from the Korean Heart Failure Registry.Yoon CH, Youn TJ, Ahn S, Choi DJ, Cho GY, Chae IH, Choi J, Cho H, Han S, Cho MC, Jeon ES, Chae SC, Kim JJ, Ryu KH, Oh BH; Korean Heart Failure Registry.Cardiovascular Center, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul, South Korea. This study can be accessed at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22385939This...

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I've published another book!

I've made a another foray into publishing with a book titled "Low Cholesterol Leads To An Early Death: Evidence From 101 Scientific Papers".Contrary to public perception, statistics from the scientific literature actually show that having LOW cholesterol means you are more likely to die earlier.The book, in which Tom Naughton (of Fat-Head fame) very kindly penned the foreword, cites the evidence of 101 scientific papers and shows:  ·         Low cholesterol levels are associated with a shorter life.·         Low...

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High cholesterol significantly reduces the risk of breast cancer

This study was published in Ethnicty and Disease 2012 Summer;22(3):281-7Study title and authors:Cholesterol, lipoproteins, and breast cancer risk in African American women.Llanos AA, Makambi KH, Tucker CA, Wallington SF, Shields PG, Adams-Campbell LL.Department of Oncology, Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC 20057, USA.This study can be accessed at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22870570The study investigated the relationship between cholesterol levels and the risk of breast cancer. The study included 97 African American...

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Patients hospitalised with mental illness have lower cholesterol levels than the general public

This paper was published in Psychiatric Services 2012 Mar;63(3):294-5 Study title and authors:Unexpectedly low cholesterol levels among New York State inpatients.Essock SM, Jackson CT, Kent L.This paper can be accessed at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22388541This paper compared cholesterol levels in: (i) 3,792 New York State Office of Mental Health Hospital patients, (from 17 hospitals) aged 18 and over, with severe and persistent mental illness.(ii) The general US public.The paper found:(a) The mental hospital patients with cholesterol levels over 200 mg/dL...

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