Author Description

"The Cholesterol Controversy recounts the long-running debate surrounding the relationship between cholesterol and coronary heart disease. Focussing primarily on events in the UK and the personalities involved, the story is unraveled here, from the origins of the controversy in the 1950s, to the discovery, development and trials of statins in the 1970s, 80s and 90s, culminating with recent concerns over the efficacy of ezetimibe and safety of torcetrapib." "The Cholesterol Controversy is primarily aimed at physicians and healthcare workers involved in the treatment and prevention of cardiovascular disease, including cardiologists, epidemiologists, lipidologists, pathologies and nutritionists. However, this book will also be of interest to individuals taking statins or functional foods to lower their cholesterol."--BOOK JACKET.