Only for men that already have heart problems.
Only for men that already have heart problems.
Something about that just doesn't add up to me.Originally Posted by Teacher Terry
So before a guy has heart problems LDL is all fun and games. Then something -- totally unrelated to LDL -- goes wrong with his ticker. Then LDL starts beating his heart's ass? Come on. Not buying it.
Smoking is only bad for men who already have lung cancer. Right. Got it!
Read the studies.
They are probably funded by the egg yolk industry.
"Don't worry about cholesterol until you already had your heart attack." LOL
Me neither. I'm aware of a few studies from several years ago which found that higher LDL in men over 60 years of age had no significant impact on their longevity, but as a person with clogged arteries and a stent in his left anterior descending artery (the widowmaker), I'd question anyone promoting that view.
"Things should be made as simple as possible, but not one bit simpler." ~ Albert Einstein
Apparently, Teacher Terry and I read the same studies. Nothing I have seen suggests to me that statin drugs have more than limited use, targeted to middle aged heart attack victims, while they have side effects ranging from cognitive decline and increased susceptibility to type 2 diabetes, to kidney failure, heart failure, and muscle weakness including rhabdomyolosis. They have no efficacy for women.
https://www.peoplespharmacy.com/2018...-heart-attack/
Are we talking about high LDL being bad for you or about statins being bad for you?
Jane believes in studies she likes. She doesn't believe in studies she dislikes.
I'm in accord with SteveMN re LDL, but I'm generally a cholesterol skeptic who believes the key factor in heart disease is inflammation.
What do you think causes the inflammation?
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