Do cholesterol-lowering products work? - BBC Science

Professor Regan speaks to experts who have developed cholesterol-lowering food products. Will she be satisfied with what they tell her? Interesting clip from BBC show Horizon - Professor Regan's Supermarket Trolley.

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[JasonRadley]

The entire cholesterol- heart disease link is dubious, as is the link between dietary and serum cholesterol. And statins have possible side-effects on the brain.

[louiseg01]

Within two or three weeks of taking statins for the first time my legs became weak and I was unable to walk without pain in them, going to town by walking became impossible. Also I became short of breath and could really feel my heart beating. By the end of the month I decided to discontinue them, it took me nearly three months before my legs and heart began to feel anywhere near normal again. Beware for symptoms if you start taking them.

[MinhonYT]

@zelfdoen problem solved!

[g4macdad]

Prof Reagan seems like some kind of know-it-all Nazi. Whatever SHE recommends, I'll take the opposite route.

[pigletruth]

some people have a genetic predisposition to high cholesterol and just changing diet is not enough to lower their cholesterol enough. for those people both healthy eating and statins can do the trick...

[zelfdoen]

VERY strange to make the opposition food-medicin in this way, as there is a much better solution on the food side: skip or reduce the foods that increased your cholesterol in the first place! Eat less meat and saturated fats, more veggies and legumes, eliminate trans-fats and eat more fish-oil type fatty acids. That will nosedive your cholesterol, and you'll help reduce carbon emissions while you're at it.

[litebug12345]

It is so refreshing to find a natural formulation to help with such a serious and common health problem. "Big pharma" sure does have a monopoly on most treatment options (and on TV ads too) it is more difficult to discover a product like this. But Sterolyn sure has turned my life around, and it kinda feels like I'm just taking a multi-vitamin, nothiing complicated.

[happilylil]

I take Sterolyn to lower my cholesterol, it's really effective for me.

[BritGirlJay]

I'd much rather try something other than drugs, which can have so many bad side effects, unless there is no other option.

[Moragmag]

I find it interesting that anyone would choose medication over food when it comes to balancing your health. Admittedly, the food items cost quite a lot over the year, but if they are replacing something else in your trolley, the add-on cost is negligible.

[SAHBfan]

"The Great Cholesterol Con" by Doctor Malcolm Kendrick is a great read.

[SAHBfan]

My Mother was prescribed Statins & had a range of nasty side effects. One of these was hair loss (the backof her head went nearly bald) and the other was large scabs on her skin. The Doctor changed Statins twice until he found one where these side effects dissappeared. Fortunately her hair & skin recovered. About 6 months later she was rushed into hospital with pancreatitis. Initially we made no connection between the inflamed pancrease & the Statin - - but google for 'satins & pancreatitis'!