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<blockquote data-quote="ChrisSamsDad" data-source="post: 1150569" data-attributes="member: 13978"><p>I'm very skeptical about a number of things - especially when it comes to medicine, the drug companies have been and continue to play fast and loose with the results of their trials. However, there is very good independent evidence that statins do lower cholesterol and lower cholesterol leads to less heart disease. I particular distrust people who choose to change the course of science with their own book. That's not how science works - it's a about looking at all the studies and coming to a consensus, but coming out with outrageous statements and getting headlines in the Daily Mail/Express for being controversial is very good marketing for your book. </p><p></p><p>There are known side-effects of statins and in a very few people they can be unpleasant, but if you're anything like me, you're taking several different medications and it's hard to know what's ,due to which drug and what's due to diet, the illness itself or your lifestyle. For instance, I get a lot less cramp in my legs now I'm doing at least 10,000 steps a day and lost weight. I had thought it was Metformin, which is possible, as I've now reduced my otherwise gradually increasing, but less effective dose from 2000mg to 750mg. My point is, individual stories aren't sufficient to declare the whole idea of prescribing statins as a precaution as wrong. The overall evidence seems to be that they're good with few, minor and infrequent side-effects.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ChrisSamsDad, post: 1150569, member: 13978"] I'm very skeptical about a number of things - especially when it comes to medicine, the drug companies have been and continue to play fast and loose with the results of their trials. However, there is very good independent evidence that statins do lower cholesterol and lower cholesterol leads to less heart disease. I particular distrust people who choose to change the course of science with their own book. That's not how science works - it's a about looking at all the studies and coming to a consensus, but coming out with outrageous statements and getting headlines in the Daily Mail/Express for being controversial is very good marketing for your book. There are known side-effects of statins and in a very few people they can be unpleasant, but if you're anything like me, you're taking several different medications and it's hard to know what's ,due to which drug and what's due to diet, the illness itself or your lifestyle. For instance, I get a lot less cramp in my legs now I'm doing at least 10,000 steps a day and lost weight. I had thought it was Metformin, which is possible, as I've now reduced my otherwise gradually increasing, but less effective dose from 2000mg to 750mg. My point is, individual stories aren't sufficient to declare the whole idea of prescribing statins as a precaution as wrong. The overall evidence seems to be that they're good with few, minor and infrequent side-effects. [/QUOTE]
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