Statins again.

Talk given by Uffe Ravnskov in Sidney August 2006


Malcolm Kendrick. Short but interesting. WHO data

Aborigines have the highest rate of cardiovascular disease (CVD) - lowest cholesterol
Swiss have highest cholesterol and lowest CVD.

Evidence for Caution: Women and statin use A meticulous 36-pages report about the senseless and dangerous use of statins in women.

Are Statins Overused?, by Malcolm Kendrick

The above all come from here

Here is Ellison's E Book The hidden truth about cholesterol

According to Ellison, studies have consistently linked high cholesterol to lower mortality. For example:

Low cholesterol is associated with heart arrhythmia.

The European Heart Journal published a 3-year study of 11,500 patients finding those with low cholesterol to have a risk of all-cause death 2.27 times higher than those with high cholesterol.

The Journal of Cardiac Failure published an analysis of 1134 patients with heart disease and found low cholesterol to be associated with the worst outcomes in heart failure patients and impaired survival, while high cholesterol improved survival rates.

The American Geriatrics Society reported in 2003 that, in patients over the age of 65, even cholesterol levels up to 417 mg/dL were associated with lower mortality compared to levels under 189 mg/dL.