Harvard Prof. Walter Willett: “The current dietary pyramid is based on: all ‘complex’ carbohydrates are good, all fats are bad. That view was never supported by any data.” Harvard’s World Health News conducted this interview with Walter Willett, M.D., Professor of Epidemiology and Nutrition and Chair of the Department of …

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Both lifestyle changes and treatment with metformin can significantly reduce the risk of diabetes in high-risk individuals, but lifestyle intervention is more efficacious

Intensive cholesterol reduction with atorvastatin lowers blood pressure (BP) and large artery stiffness in normolipidemic subjects.

Higher levels of Lipoprotein(a) in patients with type 2 diabetes increases risk for CAD

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After 25 years, results show better control.

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