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After all, most people are convinced that a raised cholesterol level causes heart disease, and there appears to be a vast mountain of data to support this hypothesis. I have spent forty years studying this area, and I am absolutely certain that cholesterol (or LDL Low Density Lipoprotein) does not cause heart disease. There are many.
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