Statin Nation

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Statin Nation

Damaging Millions in a Brave New Post-health World

Personal and public health / health education Dietetics and nutrition Cardiovascular medicine Popular medicine and health Coping with / advice about illness and specific health conditions

Author: Dr Malcolm Kendrick

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Language: English

Published by: John Blake

Published on: 27th December 2018

Format: LCP-protected ePub

Size: 2 Mb

ISBN: 9781789460254


Introduction

If you have been told that you must take statins or risk a devastating heart attack or stroke, you need to read this book. Dr Kendrick, a well-known statin sceptic and author of the bestselling The Great Cholesterol Con, has returned to the diet-heart-cholesterol battlefield to warn that people are being conned.

Style and Insights

In relaxed and humorous style, he lifts the rock to allow the reader to peer underneath. He points out that statins, even in high-risk individuals, increase life expectancy by a mere four days after five years of treatment. Yet adverse effects have been swept under the carpet by researchers who are closely tied to the industry.

Conclusion

The way to avoid heart disease, and strokes, is simple - but, as this riveting book shows, it has nothing to do with lowering cholesterol levels.

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