The question still remains: how many people really need to be on statins? I have genetically high cholesterol. My mother, and her father, are both on cholestero

The question still remains: how many people really need to be on statins? I have genetically high cholesterol. My mother, and her father, are both on cholesterol meds. But I don't want to be on any medication I don't need, to the point that I (perhaps irrationally) fear being on statins. So, I've tried other things. Diet doesn't seem to make too much of a difference (although one summer where I drank vast quantities of fruit juice seemed to help, but then you run the risk of diabetes), but exercise does, and that I can do. Only thing is, bodies adapt, and now I have to watch out for sports injuries, as I can only seem to get my cholesterol down to mid-170s by hitting a BPM of 160+ for a bare minimum of 30 minutes every day. Much less than every day, and my cholesterol starts creeping up towards 200+ again . . . I don't mind the exercise - it's good for many things. But if I damage something, to the point where I'm not exercising for months (or even just weeks), should I be put on statins? Based on this article, I would refuse to be put on statins.