Re: Cholesterol Advice Needed
From: Mirek Fidler (cxl_at_volny.cz)
Date: 09/16/04
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Date: Thu, 16 Sep 2004 23:33:59 +0200
> > Risk Score* 3%
> > Means 3 of 100 people with this level of risk will have a heart
attack
> > in the next 10 years.
>
> Wow, this is very low risk, whereas my doctor appeared very concerned
> that I should consider start taking statins pretty soon, he really did
> unravel me.
Well, there are to possible view on this situation:
a) never trust stranger unqualified in medicine you over USENET
b) there is "cholesterol hype" induced by statin producing companies and
docs eager to cure disease that does not exist
> Taking statins is not worthwhile for going 3% to 2% considering the
> health risks I have since read about re statins.
c) statin health risks are hyped by anti statin activists.
Actually, less that 5% of people have any problems with statins. Maybe
going from 3% to 2% is worth it.
> Even articles stating high cholesterol is good.
Be careful. It is possible to post virtually anything using web...
In any case, there is not hurry. You probably had high LDL last 30 years
or so. Several more months with high LDL are unlikely to change a lot.
Study, try lifestyle changes (but not everything commonly adviced is
good, especially low-fat dieting might not give endpoints you expect)
and then decide.
Mirek
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