Paul Saladino· MD
if I went to a mainstream medical doctor with that level of LDL I would venture to say that the majority of them would recommend a Statin to me based on the Zeitgeist based on the mainstream understanding of lipids
The headline is broadly defensible, but the qualifications matter. Effect sizes vary by population, the strongest claims rest on shorter trials, and credible voices push back on how it's typically framed.
if I went to a mainstream medical doctor with that level of LDL I would venture to say that the majority of them would recommend a Statin to me based on the Zeitgeist based on the mainstream understanding of lipids
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Bookmarking — the dossier-vs-overview split is the right call. Most of the time I want overview; sometimes I want receipts.
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Most Physicians would look at that cholesterol and say you need a Statin