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Seriously — I hate statins
Statins are the most common treatments used for “high cholesterol.”
I should start by pointing out that I think most of the evidence indicates that high cholesterol is not a significant cause of health problems.
Elevated cholesterol can indicate other underlying problems like bacterial overload and hypothyroidism – but the cholesterol itself is not the issue…
In fact, cholesterol is protective.
Worse than that, cholesterol-lowering medications cause other problems aside from decreasing protective cholesterol.
For example, statin medications have long been known to be associated with an increased risk of type II diabetes.
Experimental research also shows that even short-term use of statins can significantly increase insulin resistance.
The experiments indicate that the relationship between statins and diabetes may be causal…
The human research was performed at Stanford University. The paper was published in the journal Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology.
The use of statins is known to be associated with an increased risk of diabetes.
And this is particularly true for people who are already at increased risk – those with prediabetes and existing insulin resistance.
“Statin treatment is associated with a modest increased risk of type 2 diabetes, especially in those with insulin resistance or prediabetes.”
The authors of this study wanted to find out more about this relationship…
They wanted to see whether there was some mechanism which could explain why statins may be increasing the rates of type II diabetes.
“Our objective was to determine the physiological mechanism for the increased type 2 diabetes risk.”
They carried out an experiment with 75 men and women who agreed to take a widely used statin for a few months.
The participants were all healthy at the outset.
“We conducted an open-label clinical trial of atorvastatin 40 mg daily in adults without known atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease or type 2 diabetes at baseline.”
The experiment was designed to see whether this medication could increase insulin resistance in the short term.
“The primary outcomes were changes at 10 weeks versus baseline in insulin resistance and insulin secretion.”
75 men and women with an average age of 61 years old took part in the research and the vast majority of them finished the 10 week experiment.
“Of 75 participants who enrolled, 71 completed the study.”
The dose of statin used was enough to significantly lower LDL cholesterol.
But unfortunately this medication also had significant implications for metabolic health.
Atorvastatin causes significant increases in insulin resistance.
Insulin resistance was increasing by almost 1% per week on average under the influence of these statin medications.
“Compared with baseline, atorvastatin increased insulin resistance by 8% and insulin secretion by 9%.”
The researchers also found that fasting insulin was increasing and blood sugar control was slightly deteriorating.
“There were small increases in oral glucose tolerance test glucose and fasting insulin (7%).”
The research indicates that the associations between statin use and increased rates of diabetes may be more than just a coincidence.
Statins – at least atorvastatin – do impair insulin and blood sugar control.
“In individuals without type 2 diabetes, high-intensity atorvastatin for 10 weeks increases insulin resistance and insulin secretion.”
The authors conclude that the evidence so far indicates that statins are indeed a likely cause of type II diabetes.
“Over time, the risk of new-onset diabetes with statin use may increase in individuals who become more insulin resistant but are unable to maintain compensatory increases in insulin secretion.”
“High cholesterol” is a problem for almost no one — the cholesterol hypothesis is based on outdated and disproven theories.
But lowering cholesterol and the other side effects of these “treatments” do cause very real and potentially serious health problems for many, many people.
You should always consult your healthcare practitioner for guidance on medical diagnosis and treatment.
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But sometimes this process gets disrupted as men age, and from the meds we’re taking, and the foods we’re eating.
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