Cholesterol: The Great Bluff
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The link between heart disease and blood cholesterol is a medical dogma that has existed for the past fifty years and has led to the development of a billion-dollar, low-fat, food industry, as well as to statins, a drug that lower “bad cholesterol” levels, so it has became one of the most prescribed medicines in the world. But more and more researchers are openly questioning the mainstream opinions on cholesterol…
Status: Released
Released Date: 2016-10-18
Runtime: 83 mins
Director: Anne Georget
Writer: Anne Georget
Spoken language: English, Français, Español
Genres: Documentary
Original title: Cholesterol: The Great Bluff
Production Companies: Quark Productions, RTS, ARTE GEIE
Production Countries: France, Germany, Switzerland
Cast
Anne Georget
Nina Teicholz
Dominique Dupagne
Harvey Levenstein
Gary Taubes
Henry Blackburn
Michel de Lorgeril
Uffe Ravnskov
Sylvain Duval
Frank Pfrieger
Sally Fallon Morell
Kilmer McCully
Cristin Kearns
Jeremy Green
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