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According to the Gould Registry, in 5,006 patients with ASCVD, only one in three patients had LDL cholesterol even less than 70mg/dl.

“People who maintain low levels of LDL-C and triglycerides at earlier ages are much less likely to develop atherosclerotic disease decades later.” — Pamela B. Morris, MD, FACC, FAHA, guideline writing committee vice-chair

“Discontinuation of statins at pregnancy was not associated with increased maternal cardiovascular risk, including among high-risk women.” — Study investigators, Circulation

The researchers found that simply including oats into a daily meal plan did not produce measurable changes in LDL or overall cholesterol levels after six weeks.

The FDA’s Class II designation indicates that exposure or usage of ‘a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.’

“There are cholesterol quacks out there—some as smart as they are duplicitous—telling lies about cholesterol and statins, talking thousands of people into ignoring their dangerously high cholesterol.”