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by dennis_jeeves
1859 days ago
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>Re: therapeutic reduction of cholesterol, the results over decades are totally unambiguous: reducing LDL-cholesterol via statins and PCSK9 inhibition reduces cardiovascular disease and prolongs life. And those benefits are also conferred to people who have lower cholesterol throughout their life due to genetics. But if you look outside of the mainstream literature, it appears that that high LDL is protective. Also statins appear to cause more problems than they solve ( So has Aseem Malhotra been screaming about for nothing?). While I cannot quote 'studies' ( I do believe that you can find some if you searched ) , there are compelling anecdotes ( like that of Dr. Shawn Baker) which to me proves consensus on a topic need not necessarily mean that the view is correct. Ofcourse people quickly remind you that anecdotes are not data... |
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