mega, "Cholesterol can't dissolve in the blood. It has to be transported to and from the cells by carriers called lipoproteins. Low-density lipoprotein, or LDL, is known as "bad" cholesterol. High-density lipoprotein, or HDL, is known as "good" cholesterol. These two types of lipids, along with triglycerides and Lp(a) cholesterol, make up your total cholesterol count, which can be determined through a blood test."
True. (in that it is factual, although there is nothing "bad" about LDLs)
"LDL (Bad) Cholesterol When too much LDL (bad) cholesterol circulates in the blood, it can slowly build up in the inner walls of the arteries that feed the heart and brain."
False. Or at least, certainly not proven. Where is the mechanism for LDL to be transported through the wall of the artery? Why do people with very low LDL suffer heart attacks - and those with very high LDL not? There is not only no mechanism as described in your excerpt, there is no statistical evidence either.
Lp(a) all rubbish. Pure speculation, introduced because the LDL hypothesis is showing signs of falling over.
I repeat, there is no study that links cholesterol, or high levels of fat, to an increased rate of heart disease. There are many studies, including those usually quoted by the cholesterol lobby, that show otherwise. In particular, low levels of cholesterol significantly increase the risk of stroke whilst offering no protection against heart attacks. Furthermore, above age fifty, the optimal level of cholesterol for protection against heart disease increases.
Dr Malcolm Kendrick extracted the data for 1998 from WHO statistics of the seven countries with the lowest saturated fat consumption (as a % of total calories), and with the highest, and compared the death rate from heart disease:
Austria 12.4% 205/100,000 Finland 13.0% 230/100,000 Belgium 13.0% 125/100,000 Iceland 14.0% 200/100,000 Netherlands 14.0% 185/100,000 Switzerland 14.9% 125/100,000 and of course, good old France France 15.8% 80/100,000, always the thorn in the side of the cholesterol hypothesisers!
knob, the cholesterol doesn't "get caught" in the damage, it is what is doing the healing. If the cholesterol didn't get involved, the arterial damage would continue with disastrous effects. That's why you NEED cholesterol in the blood.
