It is widely publicized that high cholesterol levels are linked to coronary artery disease. But.... did you know that the single biological factor associated with 'diseases of affluence' (diabetes, coronary artery disease and cancers of the brain, breast, colon, liver, stomach and leukemia) is..... you guessed it......Cholesterol.
In the China Study, Dr. T. Colin Campbell found that in rural China, where a plant based diet is followed the incidence of these diseases of affluence was extremely low. In this region the average total cholesterol was 127! (The average in the US is ~200)
More on this comprehensive study to come.
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