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The Great Cholesterol Myth

Why Lowering Your Cholesterol Won't Prevent Heart Disease-- and the Statin-free Plan That Will
Omega-6s are the precursors to the inflammatory compounds in our body — they’re the building blocks the body uses to make these inflammatory hormones. And omega-3s have the opposite function: The body uses omega-3s as building blocks for the anti-inflammatory compounds. === A ton of research has established that the ideal ratio of omega-6s to omega-3s in the human diet is somewhere between 1: 1 and 4: 1. This seems to be the best balance to keep inflammation in check and everything running smoothly. It’s the ratio found in the diets of both hunter-gatherers and healthy indigenous societies where heart disease is rare. === Published values for omega-6 intake closely track observed coronary heart disease death rates for all sorts of populations worldwide. And in the famous MRFIT study, subjects with the lowest ratio of omega-6 to omega-3 had the lowest death rate.