A recent study by Waters DD, Ho JE, Boekholdt SM, et al published in the J Am Coll Cardiol. 2013;61:148-152 discusses the increased risk of people taking Statin medication (cholesterol-lowering drugs) developing Diabetes. Considering that research dating back as far as the 1980’s identifies inflammation and not cholesterol as the danger associated with increased cardiavascular disease, we must surely question why Statins are still being so widely prescribed. The best measure for blood vessel inflammation and risk for plaque build up is homocysteine. Next time you have a blood test done, insist this be included. If your GP does not know about it, suggest he/she reads the following published research:
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