Statins, Cholesterol, and The Real Cause of Heart Disease. Unpacking one of the greatest scams in medicine. By A Midwestern Doctor (02/26/26)

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A Midwestern Doctor (AMD) argues that the cholesterol hypothesis for heart disease is flawed.

• Statins costing $25 billion annually have failed to reduce mortality despite lowering cholesterol.

• Provide minimal benefits (3-4 extra days of life) and significant harms (5-30% injury rate including muscle pain, diabetes, cognitive issues).

• Endothelial damage from pollution, smoking, stress, and inflammation — not high LDL — may be the true cause of heart disease, leading to clots forming plaques per the clotting model.