Relative vs. Absolute Risk: How Much Benefit Do You Get from Taking a Statin? w Dr. Diamond PhD

Dr. Bubbs interviews expert Dr. David Diamond PhD to talk about cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol, saturated fats and heart disease risk.
SUMMARY OF EPISODE:
0:05 - Understanding relative vs. absolute risk
0:50 - How to transform a '1% reduction' to a '50% reduction' in risk
2:15 - The MOST problematic side-effect of taking statins
3:38 - Pre-mature mortality and high LDL-c levels
5:25 -The immune system and LDL connection
7:30 - LDL-p and lifestyle factors
9:10 - How does Lp(a) inform your heart disease risk?
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great information, thank you.

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Are statins advisable for someone with 5 stents ( never had a heart attack )

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Great question. This something to ask your doctor (or specialist).

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Nice lucid introduction.

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Cheers Chris, thanks for watching.