

Stanford Snyder Lab
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@TheSnyderLab
Our lab develops and uses approaches to analyze genomes, other omes, and regulatory networks. We apply these approaches to understand human variation and health



























Dr @PeterAttiaMD recently published an article entitled, "Pitting facts against sensationalism regarding the role of LDL cholesterol in ASCVD" 1/9) Peter opens with a quote: “We must admit that our opponents in this argument have a marked advantage over us. They need only a few words to set forth a half-truth; whereas, in order to show that it is a half-truth, we have to resort to long and arid dissertations.” ― Frédéric Bastiat I could not agree more. That's the purpose of today's letter... to discuss Where's the Nuance, Really?! Specifically, where is the nuance on Longevity, Cholesterol and ApoB? What follows is a teaser for a 25 page, 4000 word "long and arid dissertations" -- linked in 7/9 🔗 Punchline: When talking about deceptive simple messaging and biased narratives, medicine should look in the mirror as well. Let's begin...



