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...

Pro

Against

Evidence from Studies

Supporting (0)

Community contributions welcome

No supporting evidence found

Contradicting (1)

Community contributions welcome

A modern view of the lipid hypothesis and the effect of statins on the physiological systems on the human body (literature review)

Narrative Review

Gold Standard Evidence Needed

According to GRADE and EBM methodology, here is what ideal scientific evidence would look like to definitively prove or disprove this specific claim, ordered from strongest to weakest evidence.

Source Study

A modern view of the lipid hypothesis and the effect of statins on the physiological systems on the human body (literature review)

Score: 1

DOI: 10.26641/2307-0404.2025.3.340813

Similar Assertions

Statins, a type of medicine that started with a scientist finding something in fungi, help prevent heart problems in people at high risk by lowering bad cholesterol in their blood.

79%

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.

78%

This new statin, atorvastatin, lowers bad cholesterol more than older statins have been shown to in past studies.

77%

Taking atorvastatin every day for 6 weeks can lower 'bad' cholesterol by up to 60% in people with high cholesterol, and the higher the dose, the more it drops.

75%

Taking statins to lower your 'bad' cholesterol by about 1 point (in mmol/L) can cut your risk of dying from heart problems by 12% and your overall risk of dying by 9%, without raising your risk of dying from other causes like cancer or accidents.

75%