Comment Comment by HamSession I wouldn't put much faith into the non ldl hypothesis we have extensive studies that show that lower cholesterol (total and ldl) cause less myocardial infarctions.[1] https://www.nejm.org/doi/pdf/10.1056/NEJMoa1405386 People with a gene that naturally produces lower ldl levels lead to less Hard CD events.[2] https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6... Statins cause less heart disease and strokes even more than originally thought.[3] https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6... Even if people with low risk factors cutting LDL with stains causes lower number of events parent HamSession 8 years ago
[1] https://www.nejm.org/doi/pdf/10.1056/NEJMoa1405386 People with a gene that naturally produces lower ldl levels lead to less Hard CD events.
[2] https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6... Statins cause less heart disease and strokes even more than originally thought.
[3] https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6... Even if people with low risk factors cutting LDL with stains causes lower number of events