Statins 'may be a waste of time for the over-60s': Row over controversial report that says there is no link between 'bad cholesterol' and heart disease – Engineering Evil

Academics and cardiologists from 17 countries reviewed 19 previous studies, involving 68,000 people. For decades doctors have prescribed statins to reduce the risk of heart attacks and strokes caused by ‘bad’ cholesterol in the blood But now a team of scientists say taking the pills may be a waste of time They found no link…

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