Washington, D.C.—A recent Cleveland Clinic trial compared common dietary supplements to a low-dose cholesterol-lowering medication (a statin). The study was funded by AstraZeneca, which markets Rosuvastatin. Researchers looked at the funder’s low-dose statin, placebo, and six supplements—fish oil, cinnamon, garlic, turmeric, plant sterols, and red yeast rice—over a four-week period for impact on low-density...
Oslo, Norway, and East Brunswick, NJ—A new study is adding to the evidence that statins may enhance calcium accumulation in the arterial wall by inhibiting vitamin K-dependent proteins that help protect the arteries. While statins are used to treat atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, the press release notes that intensive statin therapy...
Columbus, OH—Patients prescribed cholesterol-lowering statins had double the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, according to an analysis of thousands of patients’ health records. A press release on the research notes that that’s the minimum—users who took statins for more than two years had more than three times the risk...
