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https://drmalcolmkendrick.org/2012/09/25/silence-was-the-stern-reply/amp/
Have a read and relax a bit..
Have a read and relax a bit..
Its kind of explained in the paper that Dr K links to although it's a bit above my comprehension level...I wonder how they calculated the hazard ratio and how high Cholesterol levels can go before the curve begins for females. I understand Dr Sinatra suggested a maximum chol for women of 10.3 but I do not recall his maximum for sdldl and trigs.
THe source paper is in the link.. just over 52 thousand Norwegians almost 50:50 splitHow many People participated ? Of each sex ?
THe source paper is in the link.. just over 52 thousand Norwegians almost 50:50 split
Thanks for posting.https://drmalcolmkendrick.org/2012/09/25/silence-was-the-stern-reply/amp/
Have a read and relax a bit..
How many People participated ? Of each sex ?
Well I do not stand an earthly then. It is excellent source material to help navigate the statins minefield. Interestingly mt GP removed statins from my repeat prescription list without comment and at the moment I am slightly overdue on the blood tests.Its kind of explained in the paper that Dr K links to although it's a bit above my comprehension level...
Compared to how many in any study supporting the pro statin cause?THe source paper is in the link.. just over 52 thousand Norwegians almost 50:50 split
Interestingly, ALL women with TC >7 had reduced early death risk.Thanks Bulkbiker. I have just read the whole paper as I was a little puzzled by the bars on the graphs - error bars? 95% confidence? However, the use was well explained. I agree with the overall trends but am still wary as the heart disease vrs cholesterol levels graph shows that for some men and women in the sample increasing cholesterol levels would be associated with increased risk of ischaemic heart disease. There are just so many variables involved! However, I am happy to have any study that stops me from being concerned about my total cholesterol level of 7.3 mmol/mol - a recent development.
Its not diabetes specific but if you have "normalised" your blood sugars with diet then why are you any more at risk than the average joe? In fact you are probably at less risk because you eat in a better way. No need to be frightened if your cholesterol is over 4 is the message I take from this. No matter what your doctor says.. hopefully another nail in the statins coffinI didn't see anything in it that mentioned people with diabetes taking part in the study. When it comes to diabetes we are already more predisposed to heart disease and strokes but I have never seen anything that says having higher cholesterol will lower those risks in diabetics
Its not diabetes specific but if you have "normalised" your blood sugars with diet then why are you any more at risk than the average joe? In fact you are probably at less risk because you eat in a better way. No need to be frightened if your cholesterol is over 4 is the message I take from this. No matter what your doctor says.. hopefully another nail in the statins coffin
I fully agree about the "over 4" being rubbish, and thanks for posting this.
It is your first sentence that I have been made unsure about after asking this same question of my GP. Her answer was simply, you have no idea what damage was done before gaining control of BS, and having gained control this damage is most likely irreversible. Gaining control and eating well is keeping the status quo but not reversing it. Food for thought.
Luckily I have a prediabetes HbA1c from 2014 so I know that I wasn't too high for too long. I think that after a few (or more) months of low carbing and good control your body is able to repair itself. Maybe with some fasting to get autophagy really going. The body is an amazing piece of kit and can come back from all sorts of nasties without external intervention.