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Statins: updates from the latest study

Statins are currently one of the most prescribed medications in the USA. However, their recommendation is based on a faulty promise that cholesterol leads to heart attacks and, therefore, death.

The most recent meta-analysis of twenty-one statin trials published in the Journal of the American Medical Association concludes something very interesting!

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/2790055

They analyzed more than 10 millions people taking statins over the course of 5 years. They found that statins led to a reduction of:

0.4% for stroke, fatal and non-fatal.
1.3% for myocardial infarction – fatal and non-fatal
0.8% reduction of dying (of anything)

(By the way, these numbers are based on relative calculations and are not statistically significant, meaning that they are not related to taking statins.)

The average increase in life expectancy after four years is nine months (274 days). However, this is misleading, as this is not for the entire population; it is only for 1.3% of the population.

So, to establish the average life extension for the entire population, we need to multiply 274 days by 1.3%

274 x 1.3% = 3.5 days [274 x 0.013 = 3.5].

After five years, it is likely this figure would increase by five-fourths. Divide by four and multiply by five.

3.5 days 4 x 5 = 4.4 days

Clearly, these figures are not precise, but they are close. If you look at the study this way, it means that taking a statin for 5 years may add an extra 4.4 days to your life.

The researchers then split the results into two.

In primary prevention, the average life extension was 3.2 days (for people who did not have a heart attack)
In secondary prevention, the average life extension was 4.1 days (people who had one or more heart attacks).

But on the other side, people who were on statins have more cancer, more diabetes, liver issues, muscle wasting, etc.

You are basically trading one issue for others...

Their conclusion: unrecognized serious events are increased by statin therapy

At the end of the day, blood cholesterol is not an issue. Your body could be more affected by several conditions, such as hypothyroidism, chronic stress, inflammation, and infections.

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