High Cholesterol Support Group
High cholesterol is the presence of high levels of cholesterol in the blood. It is not a disease but a metabolic derangement that can be secondary to many diseases and can contribute to many forms of disease, most notably cardiovascular disease. If you have high cholesterol, join the community to find support and share your experience.
If we track heart disease over the last 100 years, we can see a rise in heart attacks beginning around 1920. This continued to climb after WWII and the 1950's and 1960's were the biggest heart attack decades in the United States. Heart attack death rate peaked at an all time high in 1968.
Then things began to change. The death rates from heart disease in the US began to drop.
Death rates from heart disease continued to drop thru the 70's and 80's at a steady pace. 240 was normal cholesterol back in the 70's.
Statin drugs entered the market in 1987 and the death rates continued to drop thru the 90's at the same rate as before statins were invented. Nothing changed.
The decline in heart disease related deaths continued at the same pace thru the 2,000's. Same pace as back in 1970.
Before statins, and after stains, the decline rate of heart disease remained unchanged.
Then things began to change. The death rates from heart disease in the US began to drop.
Death rates from heart disease continued to drop thru the 70's and 80's at a steady pace. 240 was normal cholesterol back in the 70's.
Statin drugs entered the market in 1987 and the death rates continued to drop thru the 90's at the same rate as before statins were invented. Nothing changed.
The decline in heart disease related deaths continued at the same pace thru the 2,000's. Same pace as back in 1970.
Before statins, and after stains, the decline rate of heart disease remained unchanged.
Thanks for your very interesting and educational posts!
Steve
Those silly guidelines exist to sell product.