





Roberto Pizarro
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@chevster20
Uranium Investor, nuclear operations, electric system dispatcher, balancing authority operations. Worked for 3 different utilities.













They keep moving the goalposts on total cholesterol: - Pre-1960s: concern begins above 300 mg/dL - 1984: the landmark NIH consensus sets treatment at 240 mg/dL - 1990s: guidelines push it down to 200 mg/dL - 2001: aggressive targets emerge, sub-200 becomes the aspiration - Now: many cardiologists advocate for under 150 mg/dL The people who were "healthy" in 1983 are "at risk" today. Their cholesterol hasn't changed. The line next to it has. Every time the line moves, millions more qualify for the drug. The drug has not changed either.























