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Cholesterol: The Great Bluff
8.1 / 10• 2016• 1h 23m•NR• French
Documentary
Storyline
The link between heart disease and blood cholesterol is a medical dogma that has existed for the past fifty years and has led to the development of a billion-dollar, low-fat, food industry, as well as to statins, a drug that lower “bad cholesterol” levels, so it has became one of the most prescribed medicines in the world. But more and more researchers are openly questioning the mainstream opinions on cholesterol…
Cast & Crew
AG
Anne Georget
Self - Narrator (voice)
LeadNT
Nina Teicholz
Self - Journalist
DD
Dominique Dupagne
Self - Medical Journalist
HL
Harvey Levenstein
Self - Food Historian
Gary Taubes
Self - Scientific Journalist
HB
Henry Blackburn
Self - Epidemiologist
Md
Michel de Lorgeril
Self - Cardiologist
UR
Uffe Ravnskov
Self - Physician
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Anne Georget's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Cholesterol: The Great Bluff is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
