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Do we really want to disrupt our brains that much by compromising our cholesterol levels?
Do NOT listen to anything I have to say, It is the rantings of a stroke addled brain, but I bet your doctor will not be able to easily refute the findings.
And here are the Mayo recommendations:
http://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-08-mayo-clinic-cholesterol-treatment-guideline.html
A few selected paragraphs;
Mayo's cholesterol treatment recommendations challenge some core ACC/AHA recommendations, and go further in-depth in some areas. For example:
* The ACC/AHA cholesterol treatment guideline recommends prescribing the strongest statins at high doses to most men older than 65, even those with no history of heart disease, or any major risk factor for heart attacks, and with normal cholesterol levels. Men this age will be classified as high risk only on the basis of age. The Mayo task force found no evidence from clinical trials to recommend treating people only on the basis of age in the absence of risk factors, high cholesterol or inflammation.
This is fascinating considering this guideline; Which this seems to go against.
* The ACC/AHA cholesterol treatment guideline recommends cholesterol-lowering medication as a primary preventive measure against cardiovascular disease, and encourages health care providers to simultaneously emphasize the importance of healthy lifestyle habits. The Mayo task force encourages lifestyle changes—such as exercise and dietary changes—first, followed by re-evaluating risk in three to six months before prescribing statins, especially in motivated patients and with borderline high risk.
* The ACC/AHA cholesterol treatment guideline recommends statins for all people with diabetes mellitus who are 40 years or older. The Mayo task force debunks the concept that all diabetics have the same risk as people with history of heart attacks. The Mayo task force does not recommend in favor of or against the use of statins in patients with diabetes in whom the risk for heart attacks or stroke is low based on the calculator proposed by the ACC/AHA.
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