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Did you know that 50% of American men between 65 and 74 take statins? How about women? Try 39% of women 75 and older.
There are a further 8 million people in the UK who take statins at a cost of 100 million pounds a year to the National Health Service.
What is going on? Do statins even work? Or are they just another drug to make Big Pharma even wealthier?
Well, this week, we’re going to deep dive into statins to see if they in fact work. To do that, we have brought back a former guest, Australian cardiologist Dr. Warrick Bishop.
And what he will tell you about statins, cholesterol, and heart health may amaze you.
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