Taking statins might reduce how well omega-3s protect your heart and could make your body less sensitive to insulin, which might hurt your heart and metabolism in some people.

Statins might mess with your cells' energy, block important chemicals, harden arteries, and reduce a key vitamin—leading to side effects in different parts of the body.

When people took statins (cholesterol pills), cutting out saturated fat didn’t help them any more than just taking the pills alone — so the pills might be doing all the work, and diet changes don’t add extra benefit.

Taking statins might slightly increase your chances of getting type 2 diabetes, especially if you're older, overweight, or already have metabolic issues — but they do a much better job of protecting your heart, so the benefits are way bigger than the risks.

HMG-CoA reductase inhibition with statins modestly increases the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, particularly in individuals with pre-existing insulin resistance.

Statins are drugs that lower cholesterol by blocking a key enzyme in the liver, and doctors use them to help prevent heart disease — but they can cause side effects that might be worse than the benefits for some people.