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So if I am understanding the results correctly, lowering cholesterol beyond a certain limit can increase morbidity. The results are not at all surprising. The s
by petilon 7y ago
So if I am understanding the results correctly, lowering cholesterol beyond a certain limit can increase morbidity. The results are not at all surprising. The science behind cholesterol and statin drugs is not settled science. Drug companies are making 100s of billions of dollars selling statin drugs, and this money flows to researchers too, so the truth is very hard to know. “It’s almost impossible to find someone who believes strongly in statins who does not get a lot of money from industry,” says Dr. Rodney A. Hayward, professor of internal medicine at the University of Michigan Medical School. Read more here: https://medium.com/@petilon/cholesterol-and-statins-e7d9d8eea983 https://medium.com/@petilon/cholesterol-and-statins-e7d9d8ee...