Book description
Statins are widely prescribed to lower blood cholesterol levels and
claim to offer unparalleled protection against heart disease. Believed
to be completely safe and capable of preventing a whole series of
other conditions, they are the most profitable drug in the history of
medicine. In this groundbreaking book, GP Malcolm Kendrick exposes the
truth behind the hype. He will change the way we think about
cholesterol forever. Rubbishing the diet-heart hypothesis, in which
clinical trials 'prove' that high cholesterol causes heart disease and
a high-fat diet leads to heart disease, Kendrick lambastes a powerful
pharmaceutical industry and unquestioning medical profession, who, he
claims, perpetuate the madcap concepts of 'good' and 'bad' cholesterol
and cholesterol levels to convince millions of people to unnecessarily
spend billions of pounds on statins. Clearly and comprehensively
debunking assumptions on what constitute a healthy lifestyle and diet,
"The Great Cholesterol Con" is the accessible, indispensable
and absorbing case against statins and for a more common-sense
approach to heart disease and general wellbeing. No more over-hyped
miracle drugs; no more garlic, red wine, anti-oxidants, fruit or
vegetables; even a vegetarian diet is rejected in this controversial
yet authoritative critique of how we have been mislead over how food
and drugs affect our coronary health. Here, for the first time, is the
invaluable guide for anyone who though there was a miracle cure for
heart disease, "The Great Cholesterol Con" is a fascinating
breakthrough that will set dynamite under the whole area.
Dr Kendrick is a GP in Macclesfield. He writes for Pulse magazine in
the UK, and redflagsweekly, an on-line health magazine based in Canada.
He has written technical papers on insulin resistance, and multiple
sclerosis. He developed the educational website for the European Society
of Cardiology.
