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Dude. If "diet and exercise" were the only thing physicians did to treat these diseases, have you tried to think about the internal consistency of your "and at

Dude. If "diet and exercise" were the only thing physicians did to treat these diseases, have you tried to think about the internal consistency of your "and at the same time, this is 90% of healthcare costs" argument? Have you, even for a moment, considered your own statement that your doctor prescribed you statins? Did this not lead you, for a brief nanosecond, to ponder that "maybe other people get treatment beyond diet and exercise too"? Also, did it occur to you your nows on argument 3? "It's obesity". "It's metabolic diseases". "Actually, I'd like to argue there's no treatment outside of diet and exercise".

dominotw 4y ago
Imagine thinking statins are used to 'treat' hyperlipidemia. Statins block the production of cholestrol, they don't treat the disease which is causing your body to produce high cholesterol. Maybe you need to ponder about the difference between treatment and management, or ask your doctor about it next time. All this was clearly explained to me by doctor when I was started on statins and that only way to treat the disease itself is through lifestyle modifications. Unfortunately, There is a whole swath of idiots on internet who think they know better than doctors and experts. https://www.aafp.org/pubs/afp/issues/2020/0915/p347.html https://www.aafp.org/pubs/afp/issues/2020/0915/p347.html