Cholesterol levels from various countries do NOT correlate with Heart Disease, Malcolm Kendrick, MD

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"Wherever you look [at cholesterol levels and rates of heart disease in various countries], you basically see there is no correlation between cholesterol levels and heart disease. None at all," notes Malcolm Kendrick, MD in this one-minute YouTube video.

Dr. Kendrick is the author of The Great Cholesterol Con: The Truth About What Really Causes Heart Disease and How to Avoid It .)

World Health Organization’s MONICA Study

World Health Organization’s MONICA Study to study Cardiovascular Disease

“The World Health Organization set up a study monitoring trends and cardiovascular disease (WHO MONICA).

“I think it is just amazing that you can see this data and so still sustain the cholesterol hypothesis.

 

Cholesterol in Countries vs Heart Disease

Plots of the average cholesterol level in various countries vs heart disease

“What I did was just plotted the cholesterol levels and rates of heart disease in most of the European countries, and I added into this graph, data from the Australian aboriginals.

 

Australian aboriginals have the LOWEST Cholesterol Levels, but HIGHEST Rates of Heart Disease

Australian aboriginals have the LOWEST cholesterol levels, but HIGHEST rates of heart disease

“The reason for looking at Australian aboriginals is they have the highest rate of heart disease in the world.

 

Heart Disease of Australian aboriginals 30X Higher Than in France, 15X HIgher than in the UK

Heart Disease among Australian aboriginals is 30X higher than in France, 15X higher than in the UK

“So, you probably expect that they have high cholesterol levels, but when you look at it, what you find is that aboriginals have the lowest cholesterol levels of any population studied, and they have a heart disease rate that is about 30 times that of France, and 15 times that of that in the United Kingdom.

 

The Swiss Have the Highest Cholesterol Levels, but Only One-Third the Heart Disease in the UK

The Swiss have the highest cholesterol levels, but only one-third the heart disease in the UK

“If you look to the right of this graph, you can see that the Swiss have the highest average cholesterol levels of any population or country in the world, and the heart disease rate is about one-third of that in the United Kingdom.

 

There is NO Correlation Between Cholesterol Levels and Heart Disease Among Different Countries

There is NO Correlation Between Cholesterol Levels and Heart Disease Among Different Countries; NONE

“Wherever you look [at cholesterol levels and rates of heart disease in various countries], you basically see there is no correlation between cholesterol levels and heart disease.

“None at all.”

 

Other Articles by Dr. Kendrick

Other articles by Malcolm Kendrick, MD

• Cholesterol levels from various countries do NOT correlate with Heart Disease, Malcolm Kendrick, MD
• How Risky Is A Risk? By Dr. Malcolm Kendrick
• Attacks on Atkins Diet are not scientific; it threatens the mainstream by Dr. Malcolm Kendrick
• The idea that HDL can remove cholesterol from a plaque is ridiculous by Dr. Malcolm Kendrick
• Statins For Children - This Is Madness by Dr. Malcolm Kendrick, author of The Great Cholesterol Con
• Why The Atkins Diet Is Healthy By Dr. Malcolm Kendrick
• Another Stupid Commercially Overhyped Trial – Before Prescribing Look Again By Dr. Malcolm Ken
• Temporarily Able By Dr. Malcolm Kendrick (The definition of health)
• What Tangled Webs We Weave By Dr. Malcolm Kendrick (All research seems to be biased)
• A Small Ray Of Sunshine? By Dr. Malcolm Kendrick (Drug companies sponsor medical societies)
• Too Little, Too Late By Dr. Malcolm Kendrick (Bogus research lives in medical databases forever)
• The Death of the Reference By Dr. Malcolm Kendrick (Why The Scientific Machine Is Close To Meltdown)
• Treating High Blood Pressure: What Can You Believe? By Dr. Malcolm Kendrick
• The New Hypertension Guidelines [as of 2003] By Dr. Malcolm Kendrick
• High Blood Pressure: It’s A Symptom, Not A Disease, Stupid! By Dr. Malcolm Kendrick
• Type II Diabetes Isn’t A Disease By Dr. Malcolm Kendrick
• Gosh, Really, You Don’t Say By Dr. Malcolm Kendrick (Medical journals and drug companies)
• More Grist To The Mill By Dr. Malcolm Kendrick (Stress causes heart disease and diabetes)
• Reflections On Scientific Dogma by Dr. Malcolm Kendrick
• Time For A Conspiracy Theory Or Two by Dr. Malcolm Kendrick (Drug companies & importation of drugs)
• ‘Armed and Dangerous’ – Wake up Call by Dr. Malcolm Kendrick (Drug companies buy i
• Thank God He Didn’t Die Of Heart Disease Doctor Dr. Malcolm Kendrick
• He Who Pays The Piper Calls The Tune by Malcolm Kendrick, MD
• “Cholesterol-Lowering” Has Ripped Its Guts Out But Will Not Sink by Malcolm Kendrick, MD
• The Constant Gardener, By Malcolm Kendrick, MD - Unethical practices of the drug industry

Malcolm Kendrick’s Contact Info

Malcolm Kendrick’s Email Address

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Articles on the same subject can be found here:

• Cholesterol Hypothesis Skeptics

• Doctor - Malcolm Kendrick, MD author of "The Great Cholesterol Con"