This is my thought exactly Marshall and indeed, that is the explanation I have seen written by others and why I said it in the first place. Dee
-------Original Message------- From: Marshall Dudley Date: 07/28/08 16:14:33 To: silver-list@eskimo.com Subject: Re: CS>Who Understands the English Language Dee wrote: > I think we may have got confused with the definition of what is > 'mainstream' thought on the subject. My interpretation of what is > mainstream opinion is that most doctors/people believe that > cholesterol is bad and should be controlled at all times and if it > isn't, then we will die of a heart attack! This is the opposite of > what I believe, so do you agree with that? As for what I said I.e. > that the body produces cholesterol to repair itself (you say this is > wrong) then this is an excerpt from an email from Terry Chamberlain: - > > I view cholesterol deposits like a band aid. If you see a person who has band aids all over his body, I look for why they are being a applied, and what can be done to alleviate the reason. Doctors simply think the solution is to restrict the number of band aids the person can get. Marshall