Paul Saladino· MD
And yet another reminder that to say LDL “causes” atherosclerosis is a statement with a lot of data that argues in the other direction.
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We can't find evidence that holds up here. Proponents are reasoning from mechanism or analogy rather than direct human data, and the most credible skeptics raise objections we can't dismiss.
And yet another reminder that to say LDL “causes” atherosclerosis is a statement with a lot of data that argues in the other direction.
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Bookmarking — the dossier-vs-overview split is the right call. Most of the time I want overview; sometimes I want receipts.
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Studies showing that LDL causes CVD are often poorly designed and misinterpreted…
the way that I see it like I said from the beginning is that the totality of the evidence is going to ignore the details and then when I look at the totality of the evidence for LDL I don't see I'm not convinced that LDL is causing cardiovascular disease