Re: Cardiovascular event risk in relation to dietary fat intake in middle-aged individuals: data from The Malmo Diet and Cancer Study.

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MarilynMann wrote:

Susan,

In spite of what you say, there are very early heart attacks in my
husband's family and my husband is at high risk of a heart attack as
well. I know nothing about the Ashkenazi Jews you refer to, but I
have done quite a bit of reading on familial hypercholesterolemia.
Some people with FH have high HDL and low TG but have early heart
disease anyway (there is no link between FH and high TG, so far as I
know).

Anyway, the bottom line is that I made my decision.


Marilyn, I understand that you've made what you think is the wisest decision for your child, that's understood.

You've mentioned in the past that your husband's family eat an extremely atherogenic, pro oxidation type diet. I believe you said they never eat non starchy veggies. That alone would explain a tendency to early heart attack.

It's not as if statins are benign.

Susan
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