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If a thirty-something male has to take a statin as part of his daily medication, is that a sign that he messed up bigly, and sucks at life?

Posted - February 11, 2017
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  • 19938
     Not necessarily.  He may be one of those people who naturally produces cholesterol.  My mom who has always eaten very healthy has a high cholesterol count even on medication.  My dad, who had the worst diet imaginable, never met a vegetable he liked and probably kept Entenmann's Bakery from going bankrupt, had a low count.  Go figure.
      February 11, 2017 9:43 PM MST
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  • 2327
    Ok. But what if the high LDL is from unhealthy eating? 
      February 12, 2017 7:31 PM MST
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  • 19938

    Then he can correct the problem.  The point is that you can eat very healthy and still have high cholesterol or eat great and still need statins. 

      February 12, 2017 10:21 PM MST
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  • 22891
    no, high cholesterol probably runs in your family, it runs in mine and i have to take it
      February 13, 2017 10:54 AM MST
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