Episode 020 - Cholesterol Is Not the Enemy

Cholesterol has been touted as the leading cause of heart disease, the leading killer in America, which would make it public enemy #1. But what if cholesterol is not the main culprit? Compelling data shows that may very well be the case. Listen on and find out!

Show Notes:

4:40 - Is atherosclerosis caused by high cholesterol? - https://academic.oup.com/qjmed/article/95/6/397/1559536

7:44 - Endothelial Dysfunction, Oxidative Stress and Inflammation in Atherosclerosis: Beneficial Effects of Statins - https://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/ben/cmc/2007/00000014/00000002/art00011

8:40 - Statin Therapy: Review of Safety and Potential Side Effects - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5126440/

9:48 - Psychological stress, immune response, and atherosclerosis - https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Hongfeng-Gu/publication/221805408_Psychological_stress_immune_response_and_atherosclerosis/links/5d418723a6fdcc370a6fb5a4/Psychological-stress-immune-response-and-atherosclerosis.pdf

10:41 - Psychosocial stress and atherosclerosis: family and work stress accelerate progression of coronary disease in women. The Stockholm Female Coronary Angiography Study - https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1365-2796.2006.01759.x

11:37 - Dietary fats, carbohydrate, and progression of coronary atherosclerosis in postmenopausal women - https://academic.oup.com/ajcn/article/80/5/1175/4690419

12:00 - Gut Microbiota in Hypertension and Atherosclerosis: A Review - https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/12/10/2982

13:07 - Microbial trimethylamine-N-oxide as a disease marker: something fishy? - https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/16512235.2017.1327309

13:51 - The Gut Microbiota and Its Implication in the Development of Atherosclerosis and Related Cardiovascular Diseases - https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/12/3/605