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1516. The Hidden Dangers of Lowering Cholesterol
Manage episode 468761991 series 2071302
For a long time now, cholesterol has been made the boogeyman as to the cause of heart disease. Dr. Martin has continually asked why you’d want to lower your cholesterol when you actually need it to be higher.
A new study on dementia is reinforcing something Dr. Martin has said for a long time. It turns out there’s a connection between the use of statins, cholesterol lowering medication, and dementia. Join Dr. Martin to hear about this study and several others hot off the press.
1545 episodes
Manage episode 468761991 series 2071302
For a long time now, cholesterol has been made the boogeyman as to the cause of heart disease. Dr. Martin has continually asked why you’d want to lower your cholesterol when you actually need it to be higher.
A new study on dementia is reinforcing something Dr. Martin has said for a long time. It turns out there’s a connection between the use of statins, cholesterol lowering medication, and dementia. Join Dr. Martin to hear about this study and several others hot off the press.
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