At First, Physicians Weren't That Inclined To Statins.
So, finally, a class of drugs had been found that lowered cholesterol levels, protected against heart disease, and didn't kill people at the same time.
On this basis, I put it to the members of the jury that the cholesterol hypothesis had been proven, beyond doubt. This court must convict cholesterol of crimes against humanity, m'lord: Judge (placing black cap on his head): 'I order that this sad and dangerous chemical be taken from this place, to another place, where it shall be hanged by the neck, until dead. May God have mercy on its soul: At this point, I feel a bit like Henry Fonda in Twelve Angry Men.
We seem to have travelled far beyond the realm of the scientific hypothesis, to the land of'known fact': it now seems beyond argument that raised cholesterol levels cause heart disease, and that statins are wonderful, life-enhancing drugs. Yet I think we have been sold a pup. A rather large pup - more of a full-grown blue whale, in fact.
But how can I convince you, my fellow jurors, of the truth? You have heard so much, read so much, listened to experts promoting the wonders of statins and ever-greater cholesterol lowering. Adverts bombard us every day with some new fabulous yoghurt, probiotic, margarine or milk drink assuring us that these things lower cholesterol, thus protecting your heart. On the basis of this never-ending information, many of you will be 'convinced that you should take statins for the rest of your natural lifespan.
Firstly, of course, you will be frightened into action by a blood test demonstrating that you - you sinner - have a raised cholesterol level ('Have you been eating hamburgers again? Have you?'). Everywhere you look, everybody is in agreement about the need to lower your cholesterol level.
How can almost everybody be wrong? In fact, almost everybody being wrong has been a quite normal phenomenon throughout human existence. So the fact that there are only a few dissenting voices out there shouldn't bother you unduly. And medical scientists (an oxymoron if ever there was one), have a long and distinguished history of grabbing entirely the wrong end of the stick, closing their eyes tightly shut, holding on grimly and refusing to listen to anybody else.
Another leech anybody, or perhaps a radical mastectomy, or a tonsillectomy, or a removal of toxic colon? What about that old chestnut 'no bacteria can live in the human stomach'? And 'strict bed rest following a heart attack' - how many millions did that kill?. The list of stupid, damaging and plain wrong things that doctors have been taught over the years makes rather depressing reading. It has certainly depressed me from time to time. We can all be wrong.
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