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“Unexpectedly”, the NIH has pulled the plug in a study to test the health benefit from raising “good” cholesterol and\/or lowering “bad” cholesterol.<\/p>\n

The study was stopped early because not only was there no reduction in heart attacks, it was doubling the risk of stroke – an “unexpected” side effect<\/p>\n

The study did confirm that people with a genetic predisposition to have high HDL do have fewer heart attacks, but taking a pill does not create the same effect.<\/p>\n

http:\/\/m.theheart.org\/article\/1231453.do<\/a><\/p>\n

Told you so.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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