High Cholesterol Levels Have Been Known to Be a Contributing

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Essay

High cholesterol levels have been known to be a contributing factor to heart disease and death due to cardiovascular disease for many decades.In the 1970's,scientists used this information to develop a hypothesis that giving a medicine to reduce blood cholesterol levels could reduce the chances of developing cardiovascular disease or dying from cardiovascular disease.They tested a group of people living in a town called Framingham,Massachusetts.This study became known as the Framingham Study and it is very well known,because it did not support the hypothesis that giving cholesterol lowering medications would reduce the risk of developing or dying from cardiovascular disease.Does this mean that high cholesterol is not a risk factor for heart disease? What does this demonstrate about the scientific process,especially as it pertains to human studies? You can find a copy of the study online and read it,if necessary.

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