High Cholesterol Levels Have Been Shown to Be a Contributing

Essay

High cholesterol levels have been shown to be a contributing factor to heart disease and death due to cardiovascular disease for many decades.In the 1970s, 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.