The big fat debate on cholesterol and statins

‘It has been proven beyond reasonable doubt that lowering blood lipid levels, by statins, significantly reduces a person’s risk of heart disease,’ writes the consultant cardiologist Maurice Buchalter.The results of the PURE study based on 18 countries across five continents were clear: “High total carbohydrate intake was associated with higher total mortality whereas total fat and individual types of fat were related to lower total mortality.Total fat and types of fat wer