High cholesterol NOT a factor in heart disease

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This post includes a summary of a study published in Circulation 1963;27:229-236 and a recipe for crockpot chicken cacciatore.

Study title and authors:

Serum lipid levels and the severity of coronary and cerebral atherosclerosis in adequately nourished men, 60 to 69 years of age.

Paterson JC, Armstrong R, Armstrong EC.

This study can be accessed at: http://circ.ahajournals.org/cgi/reprint/27/2/229.pdf

The study investigated the relationship between blocked arteries and cholesterol levels in 42 autopsy patients aged 60-69.

Dr. Paterson and his colleagues did not find any connection between the degree of atherosclerosis and the blood cholesterol level; those who had low cholesterol were just as arteriosclerotic when they died as those who had high cholesterol.

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Recipe of the day

Crockpot Chicken Cacciatore

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Ingredients:

1 lg. onion, thinly sliced

3 lbs. cut up chicken
2 (6 oz.) cans tomato paste
4 oz. sliced mushrooms
1 tsp. salt
1 to 2 cloves garlic, minced
1 to 2 tsp. oregano
1 bay leaf
1/2 cupwater

Instructions:
Place onions in bottom of crock pot. Add chicken pieces. Stir together remaining ingredients. Pour over chicken. Cook on low 7 to 9 hours; high 3 to 4 hours.

Chicken Cacciatore