Statin drug appears to weaken body’s immune defenses.
Statins are over-prescribed and under-monitored. There are studies now that show that high cholesterol is not the problem we initially thought it was. In fact, on the contrary, too low of cholesterol actually causes more health problems than high cholesterol.
This study points out the trade-off from taking statins. Apparently they lower our immune systems and leave us more susceptible to infectious diseases. The side effects alone from taking statins are often enough to make most people stop taking them.
Just another example of our medical community being run by drug companies. Seldom does a Dr. offer dietary suggestions to control cholesterol. Also, most doctors are not up to date on the studies showing that high cholesterol is not as bad as we thought.