In this episode Dr. McNamara discusses how the Pharmaceutical Industry influences medical education and the myth that high cholesterol is the primary cause of heart disease.
- Chapter 5: How the Pharmaceutical Industry Influences Medical Education
- Chapter 6: The Myth that High Cholesterol Causes Heart Disease
- Chapter 7: The Number One Cause of Death in the United States
Chapter Excerpts
It was only about ten years ago that the Surgeon General declared that 68% of all disease is caused by diet.
That would make a poor diet the number one cause of ill health in the United States, not the omission of prescription drugs.
A poor diet is defined as a lack of vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, essential fatty acids.
As there was more money to be made from pharmaceutical development, the campaign to produce cholesterol-lowering drugs kicked into high gear, despite the lack of evidence showing that lowering cholesterol reduced the risk of death from heart disease.
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