The Cholesterol Hoax: 101+ Lies [Paperback]

Sheldon Zerden (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1997 | ISBN-10: 0964010429 | ISBN-13: 978-0964010420

The diet-heart-cholesterol connection is fiction. It has thrived in the consciousness of people with the nourishment of forces in the fund-raising community, academia, the government, and the food industry. The motive for maintaining this hoax? Profit! So says Sheldon Zerden, who has seen the myth continue unabated with billions of dollars a year in business. He says that the whole heart-health industry has led sane men of science astray and has compromised the lives of almost everyone. He says that if the truth were admitted, this profit machine would go up in flames and take the food and pharmaceutical industries with it. The Cholesterol Hoax reveals the biggest medical scam of the century -- maybe the biggest scam of all time. It has mushroomed into a trillion dollar business which has compromised the lives of almost everyone.

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The diet-heart-cholesterol connection is a fiction. It has thrived in the consciousness of the American people with the nourishment of forces in the fund-raising community, academia, the government, and the food industry. The motive for maintaining this hoax? PROFIT!

So says Sheldon Zerden, who has seen the myth continue unabated with billions of dollars a year in business. He says that the whole heart-healthy industry has led sane men of science astray and compromised the lives of almost everyone. He says that if the truth were admitted, this profit machine would go down in flames and take the food and pharmaceutical industries with them.

Zerden says that scientists really know that:

The reduction of dietary cholesterol does not increase the life of an individual.
The people who have the HIGHEST levels of cholesterol live the longest.
Including two whole eggs per day has shown no significant effect on serum cholesterol levels of normal humans.
Overwhelming evidence indicates that diet has little or nothing to do with coronary heat disease.
A diet for children endorsed by the American Heart Association would do serious harm to brain and mental development.

About the Author

Sheldon Zerden

Product Details

• Paperback: 129 pages
• Publisher: Bridger House Pub (June 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0964010429
• ISBN-13: 978-0964010420
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.3 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #924,021 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is a great book!!!, January 30, 1999

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This review is from: The Cholesterol Hoax: 101+ Lies (Paperback)

This book was incredibly interesting. It was the first book that told the truth about cholesterol. Everyone who is worried about cholesterol should read this book. It will make you feel a lot better if you know that 80% of the people who have heart attacks have a low cholesterol level(JAMA1964).

18 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is a great book!!!, January 30, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Cholesterol Hoax: 101+ Lies (Paperback)

This book was incredibly interesting. It was the first book that told the truth about cholesterol. Everyone who is worried about cholesterol should read this book. It will make you feel a lot better if you know that 80% of the people who have heart attacks have a low cholesterol level(GAMA1964).

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Cholesterol Hoax, September 6, 2010

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This review is from: The Cholesterol Hoax: 101+ Lies (Paperback)

Wow, what a book. I read all about the lies and this book is excellent. I am so glad to find out the truth. It shows that we are being duped by doctors and the drug industry. This book is very convincing. Kudos to the writer. He probably has a contract on him now.