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1. www.bhf.org.uk › medical › drug-cabinetStatins – your questions answered - BHF

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   Although uncommon, some statins have been linked with a small amount of weight gain. However, the benefits of taking a statin far outweigh this potential side effect. It’s important to maintain a healthy weight while taking your statin, to help protect your heart.

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3. www.bhf.org.uk › cholesterol-and-statinsFlawed cholesterol study makes headlines - BHF

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   The total number of people involved in the study was nearly 70,000, but only 9 of the 19 studies actually included deaths from heart and circulatory disease. Moreover, two-thirds of the total number of participants in this new analysis are from one study (Bathum et al 2013). This study found that higher cholesterol (total, HDL, or LDL) in people ag...

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   Professor Jeremy Pearson, Associate Medical Director at the British Heart Foundation, said: “As we get older, many more factors determine our overall health, making the impact of high cholesterol levels less easy to detect. "The evidence from large clinical trials demonstrates very clearly that lowering LDL cholesterol reduces our risk of death ove...

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   The story was covered by the Daily Mail, Guardian, Independent, Telegraph, BBC Radio Fourand others. The Daily Mail headline ‘Statins 'may be a waste of time': Controversial report claims there's NO link between 'bad cholesterol' and heart disease’ did at least include the word ‘controversial’, rather than present the evidence as fact, while The Ti...

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4. www.escardio.org › Education › Practice-ToolsThe Fatal Dangers of Statin Misinformation

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   “The false reports circulated about statins are not only misleading, they’re outright dangerous.” Statins, often referred to as the “gold standard” for treating high levels of harmful cholesterol, or LDL (low density lipoprotein), are one of the most widely used drugs in the world.

5. www.bbc.co.uk › news › health-64251636Consider statins for millions more people in England, NHS told

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   Jan 13, 2023 · About 15 million more people in England could be prescribed daily cholesterol-lowering statin pills to cut their risk of heart attacks and stroke, new advice for the NHS says.

6. ukhsa.blog.gov.uk › 2019/03/18 › health-matters-whatHealth Matters: What you need to know about statins – UK ...

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   Mar 18, 2019 · Statins are vital in the UK effort to save many thousands of preventable deaths every year caused by cardiovascular disease. With extensive research confirming that statin treatment is very...

7. www.nhs.uk › medicines › atorvastatinCommon questions about atorvastatin - NHS

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   Reducing your cholesterol may mean you do not need to be prescribed a statin medicine. There are lifestyle changes you can make that will help lower your cholesterol: make sure you're a healthy weight; eat well – cut saturated fat and increase fibre, fruits, vegetables, wholegrains and fish; quit smoking; cut down on alcohol; try to exercise ...

8. www.bhf.org.uk › statins-and-healthy-peopleAre statins really of little benefit to healthy people? - BHF

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   The Times claimed that ‘doling out statins may be harming healthy people’. These claims are not supported by the study. The study highlights a gap in our understanding of how much effect statins have on people at low risk of heart disease.