Summary of Malcolm Kendrick's The Clot Thickens

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Get the Summary of Malcolm Kendrick's The Clot Thickens in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: This is a 150-year detective story with a cast of unrecognized heroes who may, finally, become known for their work on the true causes of heart disease. Exploring the truth about cholesterol - the apparently tried, and convicted, cause of millions of deaths from heart disease - with billions spent each year on lowering cholesterol with diet and drugs.

Is it possible that our villain was simply left holding the gun whilst the true culprits ran and hid? Have they escaped our clutches?

Dr. Kendrick also introduces us to a range of other lesser-known characters in this tale of selective reporting, data manipulation, and intrigue. The true story of heart disease is out there, and the evidence has been brought together here - a scientific mystery for our time that is ready to unfold.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Jan 30, 2023
• ISBN: 9798350063332

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Summary of Dr. Malcolm Kendrick’s The Clot Thickens

Contents

Overview

The Cholesterol Hypothesis

A Multi-faceted Disease

The Thrombogenic Hypothesis

Ahead of His Time

The Players

A Thousand Different Factors

The Diabetes Connection

The Role of Vasculitis

Sickle Cell Disease and Avastin

Mental Illness and Cortisol

Looking at Life Expectancy

Endothelial Damage

Keeping Your Endothelium Healthy

Avoiding Blood Clots

Still More Factors

Keeping Cardiovascular Disease at Bay

About the Author

Overview

What really causes heart disease? It’s not what you think, according to Dr. Malcolm Kendrick. In The Clot Thickens (2021), he debunks myths about heart disease that have been around for decades, including the widely accepted theory that having high cholesterol and eating too much saturated fat cause the disease. Kendrick introduces us to an alternate theory that has been buried for a long time and manipulated by greedy pharmaceutical companies that made a fortune off the cholesterol theory even though they knew it was wrong. Kendrick offers a simplified explanation of how blood clots are the actual culprit behind heart disease, a comprehensive list of risk factors, and what we can do to avoid them.

The Cholesterol Hypothesis

Heart disease is the leading cause of death worldwide. According to the diet-heart or cholesterol hypothesis, which was first proposed in the late 1800s, its main cause is eating a lot of saturated fat, which raises cholesterol levels and leads to narrowing of the arteries until they are eventually blocked. For decades, the hypothesis was promoted worldwide as an inarguable fact, but it is wrong.

However, before further discussing this, it is important to clear up some terminology and facts. First, the term heart disease is