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The Great Cholesterol Con
- The Truth About What Really Causes Heart Disease and How to Avoid It
- Narrated by: Simon Whistler
- Length: 10 hrs and 53 mins
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Summary
Statins are the so-called wonder drugs 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 ground-breaking work, GP Malcolm Kendrick exposes the truth behind the hype, revealing: high cholesterol levels don't cause heart disease; a high-fat diet - saturated or otherwise - does not affect blood cholesterol levels; and, the protection provided by statins is so small as to be not worth bothering about for most men and all women.
Statins have many more side affects than has been admitted and their advocates should be treated with scepticism due to their links with the drugs' manufacturers. 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 spend billions of pounds on statins, thus creating an atmosphere of stress and anxiety - the real cause of fatal heart disease. With clarity and wit, "The Great Cholesterol Con" debunks our assumptions on what constitutes a healthy lifestyle and diet. It is the invaluable guide for anyone who thought there was a miracle cure for heart disease, an appeal to common sense and a controversial and fascinating breakthrough that will set dynamite under the whole area.
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- Amazon Customer
- 27-03-22
great book, awful narration
I found this to be a really helpful and informative book, with some real wit, but the robot like narration was dreadful
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- Richard B
- 07-03-20
The Real Cause of Death and Ill health is not being treated because it cannot be measured
Fascinating (and worrying) insight into the modern health care industry and big Pharma.
It challenges whether the health care professional in front of you when you visit the doctor is knowledgeable and equipped to treat you.
In 100 years our descendants will snigger at how we are being treated in the same way we snigger at “piss sniffers” leeching and prescribing steam engine exhaust fumes to treat asthma etc.
Highly recommended to anyone interested in health generally or have underlying health issues.
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- Anon
- 31-10-22
Must read
A must read, especially for anyone prescribed a statin. The pharmaceutical industry is so corrupt. Doctors feel pressurised to prescribe statins and the public have no idea of the harm they cause.
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- Kevin
- 30-03-21
Logical but shocking
How do they get away with it! Another example of greedy businesses in with greedy politicians rewriting the truth to suit themselves.
Crammed full of examples of evidence being ignored this builds into a shocking, but not surprising conclusion. Other than... How do they get away with it???
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- StrongCarnivoress
- 10-05-21
Love the book. So informative and entertaining
Always listening when I could sad it's finished now.
I laughed alot too although
a serious book.
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- NuffieldScholar
- 15-07-16
Is there anything we can trust in medicine
What did you like most about The Great Cholesterol Con?
Makes the Bankers involved in the crash look like amateurs.
What was one of the most memorable moments of The Great Cholesterol Con?
women and Statins - no use....WHAT SO EVER!!!!!!
Which scene did you most enjoy?
The importance of stress, which for some reason is not measured.
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
no took me several listening's and a study book
Any additional comments?
should be on the required reading list for all pre-med students.
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- Rob B
- 21-04-22
Interesting and convincing
This book was longer than it needed to be (I skipped a few bits) and there was a curious choice of narrator (he sounded just like the comedian Joe Lycett) but it is worth sticking with it for the very convincing case that it makes.
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- Amazon Customer
- 14-08-21
Your licence to eat, drink & be optimistic.
I really enjoyed its content. Not only does it debunk the popularity of the Cholesterol hypothesis but also revealed the rationale behind why your doctor wants you, and everyone else, on statins. What a con by the pharmaceutical giants.
I didn't really enjoy the narration. His tone and tonation seemed out of sorts with the sentences.
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- Steve
- 09-01-22
Informative
An enlightenment!
Well worth a listen.
Written with knowledge, wit and sarcasm.
Malcolm Kendrick has taken the time to look beyond the existing narrative on CHD.
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- jardim
- 25-01-18
Excellent
The information delivered with this book is so very easy to comprehend
the voice is also soothing always a need in an audiobook
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