>> People with a history of CVD definitely experience a reduction in all cause mortality. Actually it's people with a history of heart attacks and the reductio

>> People with a history of CVD definitely experience a reduction in all cause mortality. Actually it's people with a history of heart attacks and the reduction in all cause mortality is measured on average to be only a couple of months. --- >> So far statin's are associated with a reduced risk of dementia* The common side effects of statins are headaches, sleep problems, muscle aches or weakness, drowsiness, dizziness, nausea, abdominal pain, bloating, diarrhea, constipation, rash. There have also been reports of memory loss, forgetfulness and confusion. These are not emphasized, probably not so common, but the reports I've seen are freaking scary. Also if there is no reduction in all cause mortality, but there is a reduction in heart attacks, this means there's an increased likelihood that some other chronic disease will kill you. It's simple math really, if you don't die of heart attacks, you're more likely to die of cancer or dementia, as these are the most common causes of death. --- >> "Also where are you getting that the DASH diet is effectively poison or ultra processed?" By advising people to eat less saturated fat, you're effectively advising people to eat seed oils (the "heart healthy" oils), which actually increase the likelihood of cardiovascular disease, due to the very high omega-6 content, which is inflammatory, along with toxins from the extraction process. Here are some studies on this subject: https://gist.github.com/alexandru/5e21b75363904004f837c23f03afe017 https://gist.github.com/alexandru/5e21b75363904004f837c23f03... Also go into any supermarket and carefully read the label on any food labeled with "whole grains", especially those made of wheat. Most of them meet the definition of "ultra-processed" food and many of them are not even made of actual whole grains, because fiber has poor shelf life, so what they do is to use white flour and then add some bran back, which doesn't have the same effect. In my city I couldn't find any local bakeries that made bread out of whole grains. Corn is the same story, unless you're eating your home made polenta. And brown rice is toxic, so you're you're actually better off eating the white variety. The problem with DASH in this regard is not the advice to consume whole grains, but the advice to make whole grains a staple food in the diet.