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TMHS 719: The Surprising Benefits of Cholesterol & Dangers of Statin Drugs

The Model Health Show

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Challenging the Effectiveness of Statin Drugs

In this chapter, they discuss a study by David Diamond that challenges the effectiveness of statin drugs. They explain that older people who have low triglycerides, high HDL, and low fasting insulin are the healthiest and live the longest. However, even if these individuals also have high LDL, they do not benefit from taking statin drugs. The conclusion is that the ratio of triglycerides to HDL is a much better predictor of health than LDL.

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