Thu, Jul-04-02, 22:02
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Plan: LC, GF
Stats: 241/190/140
BF:
Progress: 50%
Location: Eastern ON, Canada
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... Some aspects of the study are especially valuable, Bonow says, such as the inclusion of large numbers of older people. "None of the previous studies had given an inkling that it [statin therapy] was efficacious in older people," he says,
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Just last year, a study published in The Lancet showed that lowering cholesterol levels in the elderly in fact increased risk of death. Wa'il posted it here .. http://forum.lowcarber.org/showthre...&threadid=15308
Doreen
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