Measuring total cholesterol and triglycerides at a single point in time, especially after a large meal, can be misleading and may incorrectly suggest the need for statins. — Whalespan
Measuring total cholesterol and triglycerides at a single point in time, especially after a large meal, can be misleading and may incorrectly suggest the need for statins.
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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.
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High-risk intervention — consult a physician before acting.Drug-drug interactions, dose-dependence, and screening contraindications apply.
“if you were gonna take me without any context and you take me and I say I go to Fogo de Chao at 11 o'clock at night on tonight and then I wake up and go get my blood work done tomorrow tomorrow morning at a doctor's office and just say hey can you look at my total cholesterol just total triglycerides I guarantee you I'd be getting a phone call on Saturday morning like hey you should be on a statin”