Re: @@Anyone ever try the Linus Pauling treatment?

From: Matti Narkia (mnng1_REMOVE_THIS_at_despammed.com)
Date: 08/23/04 

Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2004 00:11:22 +0300

23 Aug 2004 20:51:56 GMT in article
<Xns954EAC1F42E95some1outthere@199.184.165.239> listener
<listener@nospam.net> wrote:

>Matti Narkia <mnng1_REMOVE_THIS@despammed.com> wrote in
>news:ebeki0tqbmsvdkrevdbqie10tgnrj1t1m6@4ax.com:
>>
>> There is a study from last year which showed that cholesterol can be
>> lowered by a diet as much as with lovastatin:
>
>I think you left out the word "nearly" (..as much..).
>
No. There were no statistically significant differences in efficacy between
the statin and dietary portfolio treatments. Read the study.

>Since there might be other benefits from the statin (and not the diet
>alone) imagine what one could do taking a statin *and* a proper diet.
>
Only if diet alone does not reduce LDL enough. All drugs have side effects,
so one should take them only when needed. 

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Matti Narkia