From first hand experience I can attest that cholesterol is reduced by
statin drugs. I also believe that they *probably* reduce the chance of
having a *second* heart attack. But the method of operation is not from
the reduction of cholesterol which is just an innocent bystander. They
probably work by virtue of having a slight anti-imflammatory effect.
Something you can get more effectively and cheaply from aspirin and/or
fish oil.
But they don't reduce cardiac risk for other than middle aged men. No
effect at all on risk for women of any age. Increased risk of total
mortality for seniors. You can find this stuff in some of the research
papers but only buried in the data. Never in the abstract unless it
comes from the geriatric center at the University of California, San
Diego. :-)
Chuck Norcutt
On 9/22/2012 11:05 AM, Moose wrote:
> It is logical from this brief summary to question whether statins do
> in fact "reduce your risk of having a heart attack". It also might
> raise the question in the reader's mind whether they actually reduce
> cholesterol levels. No clear evidence in such a summary, just the
> logical possibility that the stated benefits may not exist.
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