Heart healthy diet as effective as statins, American Heart Association says

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Heart healthy diet as effective as statins, American Heart Association says
June 26, 2017 by Meredith Cohn, The Baltimore Sun
 

Replacing foods high in saturated fats with those that have unsaturated fats can reduce a person's chance of developing heart disease as much as cholesterol lowering drugs known as statins, according to new advice from the American Heart Association.

This would mean, for instance, swapping that steak for a healthier avocado, using canola oil instead of butter, and not eating carb-filled junk food.

The new guidance from the heart association is not a leap from past direction, but the group sought a fresh look at the evidence in light of some newer, less scientific studies and dietary fads that officials feared were confusing the public.


Read more at: https://medicalxpress.com/news/2017-06-heart-healthy-diet-effective-statins.html#jCp

[driftdiver]

They obviously did not check with the pharma companies before publishing this story.

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Heart healthy diet as effective as statins

I highly doubt it. 

Statins can reduce cholesterol in people not eating a heart-healthy diet.  I'd like to see a heart-healthy diet do that!