A social media post claims coronary stents, angioplasty and statins don't save lives, while playing into common falsehoods about cholesterol and heart disease. These treatments can improve and save lives, and lowering cholesterol improves heart health.
found an association between higher LDL-cholesterol in mid-life and a higher risk of dementia. This might suggest statins, which reduce the production of LDL-cholesterol, may be associated with a lower risk of dementia.that people who are given statins often have other conditions increasing their risk of cognitive decline or dementia like high blood pressure or diabetes.
Dr Emma Anderson, Associate Professor at Division of Psychiatry, UCL, told Full Fact there is no “definitive answer” for the overall effect of cholesterol on Alzheimer’s risk, but that “evidence to date points to there being an adverse effect of higher total or LDL cholesterol on dementia risk. [...] A smaller number of studies have found no evidence of any effect. I am not aware of any robust peer reviewed research showing [Alzheimer’s] is increased by lower cholesterol.
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