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Old 02-23-2012, 12:50 PM
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About 20 million people take statin drugs to lower their cholesterol. But 3/4 of them take statins with no evidence of heart disease, and it's now being questioned whether this approach is of any value. Eleven clinical trials have now been conducted (with over 65,000 people) and the results showed no evidence of statins saving lives.

For those who are big believers in taking drugs to promote good health, this is an example of a drug possibly doing the opposite, assuming some may have suffered side effects needlessly. And not to mention the expense of it.

People could do far better by lowering bad cholesterol through natural means.

Actually, people would do far better by listening to their Doctor and ignoring this kind of non-supported "information".
Google the JUPITER trial, or read the WebMD article.
Statins for Lowering Cholesterol Levels
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