Resumen de Cholesterol wars
In the past 30 years, cholesterol-reducing statins have become some of the most widely prescribed drugs globally--small wonder, when heart disease and strokes are among the world's biggest killers. In the UK, official guidance is that people with normal levels of cholesterol should take statins if their risk of a stroke or heart attack within 10 years is deemed to be higher than 10%. Brooks discusses the connection between cholesterol and heart disease. He also looks at many factors beyond blood cholesterol that determine how healthy the heart is.
