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Originally Posted by
Lemond1985
I wasn't trying to take over her medical care, just throwing out some ideas I have heard discussed about how (and why) arterial plaque is formed that I found thought-provoking.
Considering how many people die from blockages vs. how much we know about what causes them and how to prevent them, I had assumed our understanding of them would be more thorough. The low fat diet is currently popular among doctors, but the conventional wisdom on that might change at some point.
No offense taken. I was responding mostly to the "blow out the plaque" idea.
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