Paul Saladino· MD
just because taking away taking away LDL and not seeing atherosclerosis doesn't prove that LDL causes atherosclerosis it doesn't prove it taking away wood from a fire you can't have a fire but wood doesn't cause a fire
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The evidence is convergent. Multiple independent sources reach the same conclusion, the underlying mechanism is well-characterized, and even the field's most cautious voices treat it as worth doing.
just because taking away taking away LDL and not seeing atherosclerosis doesn't prove that LDL causes atherosclerosis it doesn't prove it taking away wood from a fire you can't have a fire but wood doesn't cause a fire
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I don't really care what your LDL is I care about you not getting arthrosclerosis right and if there is indeed someone walking around out there with an LDL cholesterol of 300 who's not getting atherosclerosis and there are indeed examples of that then that's great news