The debate on the value of statins gets hotter!
In the heart of the debate are papers, claims and ...patents.
In a recent paper, some interesting facts were published : a Sunday Times investigation in September 2016 uncovered that a statin advocate filed a patent in 2009 for a test that identifies a gene that makes patients more likely to suffer muscle pain with statins.
And a couple of days ago, HEART UK (The Cholesterol Charity) (the emphasis on Charity!) issued this statement concluding: “Patients should work with their doctors to find a statin regime which suits them and achieves good control of their LDL-cholesterol, which can be achieved in the vast majority of cases.”
Our opinion is this: what is the REAL benefit of taking statins as opposed to the REAL risk of developing side-effects? The answer is complicated and we try to give it with this book.
The more I read on this...the more dark stories like this one I find out.
Stories that make me really skeptical about the possible (?) under covered vested interests of the statins advocates...
Ἓν οἶδα ὅτι ουδὲν οἶδα
I know one thing: I know nothing
