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1 online resource (streaming video file) (29 min. 6 sec.) ; 175439388 bytes |
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Is the role of cholesterol in heart disease really one of the biggest myths in the history of medicine? For the last 40-odd years we've been told that saturated fat clogs our arteries and that high cholesterol causes heart disease. It has spawned a multi-billion dollar drug and food industry, with aggressive marketing of 'cholesterol free' products that promise to lower our cholesterol and decrease our risk of heart disease.But what if it isn't true? What if you were told that it's never been proven that saturated fat causes heart disease? What if you were told that the majority of the millions of people around the world taking drugs to lower their cholesterol won't in fact live any longer? In this special two-part edition of Catalyst, Dr Maryanne Demasi investigates the science behind the long established claims that saturated fat causes heart disease by raising cholesterol. In the first episode, the National Heart Foundation makes a shocking admission that will make you wonder whether this has all been a big fat lie. In the second episode, Dr Demasi uncovers the tactics used by drug companies to distort the data to make cholesterol lowering medications seem more effective than they are.PRODUCTION DETAILS:Series Producer Ingrid Arnott |
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Broadcast 2013-10-24 at 20:00:00 |
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Classification: NC |
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Cardiovascular system -- Diseases.
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Cholesterol -- Health aspects.
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Diet -- Nutritional aspects.
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Errors, Scientific.
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Fatty acids -- Health aspects.
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Heart -- Diseases.
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Australia.
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Streaming video
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Demasi, Maryanne, host
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Bowden, Jonny, contributor
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Eades, Michael, contributor
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Sinatra, Stephen, contributor
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Sullivan, David, contributor
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Taubes, Gary, contributor
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