Benefits of Taking Statins Called Into Question: Link Between High Cholesterol and Heart Disease “Inconsistent”
By RCSI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES MARCH 14, 2022
New research from RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences has revealed that the link between ‘bad’ cholesterol (LDL-C) and poor health outcomes, such as heart attack and stroke, may not be as strong as previously thought.
Published in JAMA Internal Medicine, the research questions the efficacy of statins when prescribed with the aim of lowering LDL-C and therefore reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD).
The new findings contradict this theory, finding that this relationship was not as strong as previously thought. Instead, the research demonstrates that lowering LDL-C using statins had an inconsistent and inconclusive impact on CVD outcomes such as myocardial infarction (MI), stroke, and all-cause mortality.
The overall benefit of taking statins may be small and will vary depending on an individual’s personal risk factors.
CITRUS BERGAMOT IS AN ESSENTIAL OIL FROM THE PEEL AND THE JUICE OF THE ORANGE WHICH IS PUT INTO A CAPSULE.
IT LOWERS OVERALL CHOLESTEROL AND THE “BAD” LDL WHILE INCREASING THE “GOOD” HDL.
