A. I think that the importance of statins — like Lipitor, Zocor and Crestor — tends to be greatly over-exaggerated. I think their usefulness — and there definitely is usefulness there — is lowering LDL, or the “bad” cholesterol, especially for people who are at high risk of a heart attack and those with a history of heart attack, stroke or poor circulation in their legs. But lowering LDL cholesterol is only one factor in
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