cholesterol lowering drugs


Cholesterol-lowering drugs have NEVER been shown to benefit women of any age regardless of how much their cholesterol is lowered. Hi, this is Larry Hobbs @ fatnews.com. This according to the cover story in BusinessWeek from January 17th, 2008 “Do Cholesterol Drugs Do Any Good?” -BusinessWeek, 2008 Jan 17 “He found no benefit in women of any age.” -”Do Cholesterol Drugs Do Any Good?”, BusinessWeek, 2008 Jan 17 The story refers to an analysis by Dr. James M. Wright, Professor at the University of British Columbia and director of the Canadian government-funded Therapeutics Initiative, whose purpose is to analyze data on drugs and figure out how well they work. His contact information is listed at the end of this video. As far as I know niacin, vitamin B3, is the only cholesterol-lowering agent ever shown to reduce the risk of total mortality. Cholesterol-lowering drugs reduce the risk of dying from a heart attack but increase the risk of dying from cancer suicide and accidental death so that the overall risk of death is not reduced. When looking at the research on cholesterol-lowering drugs it is essential to look at data on TOTAL mortality, and not just cardiovascular mortality. The drug companies made these the best-selling drugs by only telling half the story. Julian Whitaker, MD has also suggested that the statin drugs used to lower cholesterol may increase the risk of congestive heart failure because they inhibit production of Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10). Statin drugs include …