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<blockquote data-quote="Art Of Flowers" data-source="post: 1468116" data-attributes="member: 375067"><p>I have a total cholesterol level similar to you, but would never take statins as they are dangerous and can have seriously bad side effects in a large number of patients. They don't improve your overall risk of dying and increase the risk of liver disease and cancer. People in the UK and USA who have heart attacks have lower cholesterol levels than the average, so it appears that lower cholesterol doesn't help.</p><p></p><p>The risk is from small dense LDL. If you calculate triglycerides/HDL then this should be 2 or less. If a high number, e.g. 5 or more this indicates a high percentage of sdLDL. The the overall cholesterol number is not that important. Watch the film Statin Nation for the background facts about statins, their risks and side effects.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Art Of Flowers, post: 1468116, member: 375067"] I have a total cholesterol level similar to you, but would never take statins as they are dangerous and can have seriously bad side effects in a large number of patients. They don't improve your overall risk of dying and increase the risk of liver disease and cancer. People in the UK and USA who have heart attacks have lower cholesterol levels than the average, so it appears that lower cholesterol doesn't help. The risk is from small dense LDL. If you calculate triglycerides/HDL then this should be 2 or less. If a high number, e.g. 5 or more this indicates a high percentage of sdLDL. The the overall cholesterol number is not that important. Watch the film Statin Nation for the background facts about statins, their risks and side effects. [/QUOTE]
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