Cholesterol protects: Or does it?

(mfg) said:

I'm curious to know if this article is right? Or were there flaws, as the rejecting journals said
in their rejection letters. Dr. Blanchard?
Dr. Chung? Is there anyone here willing to read through this and help me decide? Basically, I want
to know if Dr. Ravnskov's article is good science, and if the rejecting comments are valid. I
invite intelligent, civil and respectful discussion. MFG

It's about time! Thank you.

I repectfully bow out - I tried reading it but lack proper medical knowledge to make a judgement on
it, pro or con. I look forward to others comments.

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From www.thincs.org

Is the peer-review system a guarantee for quality?

Most medical journals use the so-called peer-review system. This implies that for being published
all manuscripts are scrutinized by one or two external specialists (referees) in the issue.

Here are the comments from five referees, who were asked to review a manuscript by Uffe Ravnskov,
sent to and rejected by three different medical journals before it was accepted for publication in
Quarterly Journal of Medicine without any changes.

Dr. Ravnskov's comments were also sent to the editors of the journals that rejected the article.

Here are the objections by the referees together with Dr. Ravnskovs responses

thincs.orgpeer.htmOpen ↗

You can read the QJM article here

qjmed.oupjournals.org397Open ↗

Am I correct that the articles say the fatter we get the better off we are? So that the more obese
we become, the more "fit"?

Now to get off the diet and eat, eat, eat, carbos & meat....

mfg said:

I'm curious to know if this article is right? Or were there flaws, as the rejecting journals said
in their rejection letters. Dr. Blanchard?
Dr. Chung? Is there anyone here willing to read through this and help me decide? Basically, I want
to know if Dr. Ravnskov's article is good science, and if the rejecting comments are valid. I
invite intelligent, civil and respectful discussion. MFG

From www.thincs.org

Is the peer-review system a guarantee for quality?

Most medical journals use the so-called peer-review system. This implies that for being published
all manuscripts are scrutinized by one or two external specialists (referees) in the issue.

Here are the comments from five referees, who were asked to review a manuscript by Uffe Ravnskov,
sent to and rejected by three different medical journals before it was accepted for publication in
Quarterly Journal of Medicine without any changes.

Dr. Ravnskov's comments were also sent to the editors of the journals that rejected the article.

Here are the objections by the referees together with Dr. Ravnskovs responses

thincs.orgpeer.htmOpen ↗

You can read the QJM article here

qjmed.oupjournals.org397Open ↗

lew@csus_spam_goto_ca_doj.edu wrote in part:

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Am I correct that the articles say the fatter we get the better off we are? So that the more obese
we become, the more "fit"?

Now to get off the diet and eat, eat, eat, carbos & meat....

Fatter extremely sick people may be more likely to live longer than skinny extremely sick people.
--
Jim Chinnis Warrenton, Virginia, USA

lew@csus_spam_goto_ca_doj.edu said:

Am I correct that the articles say the fatter we get the better off we are?

So it would seem.

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So that the more obese we become, the more "fit"?

What really is happening is that the more "fit" we are, the heartier is our appetite.

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Now to get off the diet and eat, eat, eat, carbos & meat....

... and become *morbidly* obese.

Not.

If you are overweight and afflicted by all the ailments associated with being overweight
(hypertension, cholesterol, arthritis, acid reflux, sleep apnea, et cetera), would suggest you ask
your doctor about the 2PD approach:

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Humbly,

Andrew

--
Dr. Andrew B. Chung, MD/PhD
Board-Certified Cardiologist
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Jim Chinnis said:

lew@csus_spam_goto_ca_doj.edu wrote in part:

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Am I correct that the articles say the fatter we get the better off we are? So that the more
obese we become, the more "fit"?

Now to get off the diet and eat, eat, eat, carbos & meat....

Fatter extremely sick people may be more likely to live longer than skinny extremely sick people.

Or they may not.

Remember Jim Candy.

Humbly,

Andrew

--
Dr. Andrew B. Chung, MD/PhD
Board-Certified Cardiologist
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Jim Chinnis said:

lew@csus_spam_goto_ca_doj.edu wrote in part:

Quoted message said:

Am I correct that the articles say the fatter we get the better off we are? So that the more
obese we become, the more "fit"?

Now to get off the diet and eat, eat, eat, carbos & meat....

Fatter extremely sick people may be more likely to live longer than

skinny

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extremely sick people.

Or they may not.

Remember Jim Candy.

Humbly,

Andrew

--
Dr. Andrew B. Chung, MD/PhD Board-Certified Cardiologist heartmdphd.comheartmdphd.comOpen ↗