USA TODAY: People taking statins to reduce cholesterol may feel a false sense of security and overindulge in unhealthy foods, according to a new study…
Statin users’ caloric intake increased by 9.6 % in 2009-2010 compared with those on statins in 1999-2000, according to a UCLA led study published on the JAMA Internal Medicine site. Researchers compared the intake of calories and fat and measured body weights among statin users and non-users over a 10-year period, using data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.
“Extrapolating from our study result, we can predict that statin users in the future will eat and weigh more than current statin users do,” [Takehir] Sugiyama says. “This change will offset cholesterol-lowering effect of statins to some extent… (more)
