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Cholesterol: The Great Bluff
Cholesterol: The Great Bluff

Cholesterol: The Great Bluff

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Documentary

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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…

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Budget

$22347

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

French

Runtime

83 mins

Rating

8.1/10

Release Date

18 October 2016

Country

France

Cast

Anne Georget

Anne Georget

Self - Narrator (voice)

Nina Teicholz

Nina Teicholz

Self - Journalist

Dominique Dupagne

Dominique Dupagne

Self - Medical Journalist

Harvey Levenstein

Harvey Levenstein

Self - Food Historian

Gary Taubes

Gary Taubes

Self - Scientific Journalist

Henry Blackburn

Henry Blackburn

Self - Epidemiologist

Michel de Lorgeril

Michel de Lorgeril

Self - Cardiologist

Uffe Ravnskov

Uffe Ravnskov

Self - Physician

Sylvain Duval

Sylvain Duval

Self - Nutritionist

Frank Pfrieger

Frank Pfrieger

Self - Neuroscientist

Sally Fallon Morell

Sally Fallon Morell

Self - Nutritionist

Kilmer McCully

Kilmer McCully

Self - Pathologist

Cristin Kearns

Cristin Kearns

Self - Medical Researcher

Jeremy Green

Jeremy Green

Self - Medical Historian

Mikael Rabaeus

Mikael Rabaeus

Self - Cardiologist

John Abramson

John Abramson

Self - Medicine Professor

Beatrice Collomb

Beatrice Collomb

Self - Medicine Professor

Ancel Keys

Ancel Keys

Self - Nutritionist (archive footage)

Margaret Keys

Margaret Keys

Self - Nutritionist (archive footage)

Jules Bergman

Jules Bergman

Self - Scientific Journalist (archive footage)

William Castelli

William Castelli

Self - Physician (archive footage)

Jeremiah Stamler

Jeremiah Stamler

Self - Epidemiologist (archive footage)

George V. Mann

George V. Mann

Self - Nutritional Biochemist (archive footage)

Joseph L. Goldstein

Joseph L. Goldstein

Self - Biochemist (archive footage)

Michael Stuart Brown

Michael Stuart Brown

Self - Biochemist (archive footage)

Mandy Patinkin

Mandy Patinkin

Self - TV Spot Announcer (archive footage)

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