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Re:We Need Scientific Dissidents Now More Than Ever by ramraj07 on Saturday August 12, 2023 @10:03PM (#37105963)
What’s the statin controversy. I mean I know what it is, but do you have reliable citations?
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Re:We Need Scientific Dissidents Now More Than Ever by rawrgrr on Saturday August 12, 2023 @11:31PM (#37106424)
I'm not an expert by any means, but here's the gist of my understanding of the statin controversy from reading Metabolical:

- There's two types of LDL cholesterol that are measured together in a standard fasting lipid profile: type A LDL and type B LDL

- Type A LDL makes up 80% of LDL and is increased by dietary fat consumption

- Type A LDL is not predictive of heart disease nor does it drive the accumulation of plaque in the arteries

- Type A LDL is lowered by statins

- Type B LDL makes up 20% of LDL and is predictive of heart attacks

- Type B LDL is not lowered by statins

- Taking statins comes with a bunch of side effects

- Selling statins has been a lucrative business

Citations at https://robertlustig.com/metabolical/metabolical-references-... for pages 34 through 39

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