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[jessellivermore]

Chica..

Dr. Libby of the Brigham in Boston paints a beautiful picture of the inflammatory nature of atheroscerotic heart disease (AHD), but tragically there is an immense gaping hole in his knowledge of the disease.

If the cause of AHD is compared to the "Creationists vs the Evolutionists, with the lipidologist being the creationists, and the inflammationists being the evolutionists, then Dr. Libby is trying to rationalise evolution (inflammation) in terms of creation.

Dr. Libby argues that the thirty year siege on what constitutes healthy cholesterol levels which he feels now should be LDL-C levels under 100 (down from 300), are a failure on the part of doctors to understand just how bad LDL-C really is. As such, he is a "Statinista," firmly in the creation camp.

Furthermore he blindly rationalizes the fact that the LDL-C figures do not jive with the clinical reality that over 50% 0f heart attacks come with "normal" LDL-Cs; by saying that minor infections raise systemic inflammation which tips the boat. He must think populations like the Japanese, which have low AHD, do not get colds or viruses.

It is clear the Dr. knows nothing about the eicosanoid system, or the anti-inflammatory effect of EPA in sufficient dosages.

":>) JL