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The Dangers of Statin Drugs: What You Haven't Been Told About Cholesterol-Lowering Medication, Part 9

By Sally Fallon and Mary G. Enig, PhD
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The Truth About Statin Benefits

Most doctors are convinced--and seek to convince their patients--that the benefits of statin drugs far outweigh the side effects.

They can cite a number of studies in which statin use has lowered the number of coronary deaths compared to controls.

But as Dr. Ravnskov has pointed out in his book The Cholesterol Myths, the results of the major studies up to the year 2000--the 4S, WOSCOPS, CARE, AFCAPS and LIPID studies--generally showed only small differences and these differences were often statistically insignificant and independent of the amount of cholesterol lowering achieved. In two studies, EXCEL, and FACAPT/TexCAPS, more deaths occurred in the treatment group compared to controls.

Dr. Ravnskov's 1992 meta-analysis of 26 controlled cholesterol-lowering trials found an equal number of cardiovascular deaths in the treatment and control groups and a greater number of total deaths in the treatment groups.

An analysis of all the big controlled trials reported before 2000 found that long-term use of statins for primary prevention of heart disase produced a 1 percent greater risk of death over 10 years compared to a placebo.

Recently published studies do not provide any more justification for the current campaign to put as many people as possible on statin drugs.

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Functional medicine embraces the totality of the regulatory functions of the body. It encompasses all of the biophysical, biochemical, enzymatic, endocrine, immunological, and bioenergetic regulatory capacities.

Ronald Grisanti D.C., D.A.B.C.O., D.A.C.B.N., M.S.