The Ever-Expanding Market for Statin Drugs page

[g2baker]

This just popped up in my email this morning from Nutrition Data News

The Ever-Expanding Market for Statin Drugs


Cholesterol-lowering drugs aren't just for those with high cholesterol anymore. A panel of experts recently advised the FDA to approve the use of a popular cholesterol-lowering medication in millions of people with healthy cholesterol levels.


We've known for years that statin drugs do more than lower cholesterol; they also reduce systemic inflammation. The panel calculates that prescribing statins for people who have normal cholesterol but elevated inflammation markers could prevent thousands of heart attacks and strokes a year.


Although the price tag—$2,000 a year and a host of risks and potential side effects—is not insignificant, the benefits would appear to outweigh the costs. Unless, of course, there were a safer and cheaper way to reduce inflammation.


Here is the blog link if your interested:

http://blog.nutritiondata.com/ndblog...html?mbid=ndnl


Not a word about grains. So sad!

[g2baker]

well, until I made a post about it!