> From: [log in to unmask] (Iain L M Hotchkies)
> I answer readers' queries for a small number of magazines.
> Here's one that I had difficulty answering. Can you help?
> (no cash)
>
> (paraphrasing)
>
> "I had a blood test nd my chol was 8.9. This was non-fasting
> so my GP put me on a fat-free diet for three months. My
> chol was checked again and it was 7.8.
>
> I asked if I needed treatment and he said no. He said there
> was good chol and bad chol and that fortunately mine was good.
>
> I've mentioned this to many friends and none of them have
> ever heard of this distinction. I'm not convinced. Can you
> explain it to me?"
>
> Ummmm....
>
> Fundholding hasn't yet come to an end? ;-)
>
Paraphrasing, if your HDL cholesterol is sky high then you don't need
statins.
>
>
Dr David J Plews
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