Statin related casualties…a growing list!
Effects of diet and simvastatin on serum lipids, insulin, and antioxidants in hypercholesterolemic men: a randomized controlled trial.
Jula A, Marniemi J, Huupponen R, Virtanen A, Rastas M, Rönnemaa T.
JAMA. 2002 Feb 6;287(5):598-605.
Mark and I have been discussing the various manners in which depleting mitochondria of cholesterol causes disease. Look closely at all of the antioxidants that become depleted with statins, and maybe more importantly, look at the increasing HOMA-1R score. These poor people are becoming more insulin resistant while on Simvastatin.