The Great Cholesterol Scam and the Dangers of Statins

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The evidence for this model, in turn, is much stronger than the cholesterol hypothesis and provides many important insights for treating heart disease. •The primary approach to treating heart disease is to prescribe cholesterol lowering statin drugs (to the point, over a trillion dollars have now been spent on them). Statins, unfortunately, inhibit glial cell production of cholesterol. •Cognition, in turn, is highly dependent upon cholesterol. CoQ10 deficiency caused by statins is generally considered the most common cause of their side effects.

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