Sentences with phrase «statins at high doses»

* The ACC / AHA cholesterol treatment guideline recommends prescribing the strongest statins at high doses to most men older than 65, even those with no history of heart disease, or any major risk factor for heart attacks, and with normal cholesterol levels.

The results of a new study show that statins at higher doses may also affect the ability of the skeletal muscles — which allow your body to move — to repair and regenerate themselves.

Not exact matches

If more people start taking statins and at higher doses, many more people will experience problems.

As you know from my postings at CarbSanity, lipid lowering / atheroma regression can be accomplished with high dose statins, diet + statins, or a whole foods plant - based diet.

A meta - analysis, published in JAMA in June, concluded that those taking higher doses of statins were at increased risk of diabetes compared to those taking moderate doses.