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<blockquote data-quote="Mbaker" data-source="post: 2253636" data-attributes="member: 256617"><p>The only rationale for taking a statin is either if you believe it would prevent a possible cardio vascular incident or if someone had for example suffered a stroke and a statin was recommended after the event, it would then extend life by about 5 days over 3 years.</p><p></p><p>If you are concerned, then a private CAC scan can let you know with the most accessible degree of certainty what your heart health risk is. Just out is a documentary called Extra Time at <a href="https://www.extratimemovie.com/" target="_blank">https://www.extratimemovie.com/</a> - Ivor Cummins is the name associated with promoting CAC scans. Try to find out your triglyceride and hdl numbers (you want low trigs and high hdl).</p><p></p><p>At your young stage of life, cholesterol is more protective. Sorry for not referencing things [USER=219467]@bulkbiker[/USER] 's blog is bound to have loads; but it is worth YouTubing Dave Feldman and Nina Teicholz (her book the Big Fat Surprise is eye opening, especially for women). 5.3 is not high in any event, as it is only 0.3 above what "they" want. In 2015 the cut off was 6.5, then for an unexplained reason the number was dropped to 5. It is like saying that everyone should drink a litre and half of water, when some would need 2 and others 3, cholesterol generally settles where it needs to be, it is not like body temperature. Relying on an unproven discredited hypothesis to drug people is ridiculous, why would your body create molecules in every cell, that are needed for female / male hormones, repair, utilising vitamin D, immune response (very important now with COVID) if this were bad for you. As many people die with "perfect" cholesterol as do with high. For cholesterol to be bad it has to be triggered to be so (oxidised). 2 oxidising agents are carbs / sugar and vegetable oils.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mbaker, post: 2253636, member: 256617"] The only rationale for taking a statin is either if you believe it would prevent a possible cardio vascular incident or if someone had for example suffered a stroke and a statin was recommended after the event, it would then extend life by about 5 days over 3 years. If you are concerned, then a private CAC scan can let you know with the most accessible degree of certainty what your heart health risk is. Just out is a documentary called Extra Time at [URL]https://www.extratimemovie.com/[/URL] - Ivor Cummins is the name associated with promoting CAC scans. Try to find out your triglyceride and hdl numbers (you want low trigs and high hdl). At your young stage of life, cholesterol is more protective. Sorry for not referencing things [USER=219467]@bulkbiker[/USER] 's blog is bound to have loads; but it is worth YouTubing Dave Feldman and Nina Teicholz (her book the Big Fat Surprise is eye opening, especially for women). 5.3 is not high in any event, as it is only 0.3 above what "they" want. In 2015 the cut off was 6.5, then for an unexplained reason the number was dropped to 5. It is like saying that everyone should drink a litre and half of water, when some would need 2 and others 3, cholesterol generally settles where it needs to be, it is not like body temperature. Relying on an unproven discredited hypothesis to drug people is ridiculous, why would your body create molecules in every cell, that are needed for female / male hormones, repair, utilising vitamin D, immune response (very important now with COVID) if this were bad for you. As many people die with "perfect" cholesterol as do with high. For cholesterol to be bad it has to be triggered to be so (oxidised). 2 oxidising agents are carbs / sugar and vegetable oils. [/QUOTE]
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