Snake ateronon

I want to know who these unspecified "scientists" are who are besmirching the name of their profession by claiming that some wonder-pill can "stave off" heart disease and stroke? Because whether the drug works or not is so far from being proven I can't begin to explain - but suffice to say that so far as I can make out these snake-oil salesmen have precisely one study of 150 people in which they measured not heart disease or stroke, but instead "the oxidation of harmful fats in the blood".

So a more accurate description of this pill would be something like:
"A new pill is being hawked around to fat, worried people everywhere by a private company looking to make a quick buck. They have demonstrated that it reduces one blood test result at one point in time in a laughably small sample, and are hoping you will pay thirty-five pounds a month just in case it thereby prevents illnesses they haven't demonstrated any reduction in. For thirty-five pounds a month you could buy just under 20kgs of tomatoes at ASDA, or just over 10kgs of organic cherry tomatoes at Tesco. Every month. That way, you'd get lunch as well as the health benefits."

Newsflash, boys and girls: eat sensibly, exercise more, see a doctor if you're worried. Don't buy this crap until and unless someone has proven it'll help you. So far, they're nowhere near.