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‘We Are Very Worried’ Former Royal Doctor Demands Statins Inquiry

By Dietdoctor @DietDoctor1
‘We Are Very Worried’ Former Royal Doctor Demands Statins Inquiry

Could the risks of cholesterol-lowering statins outweigh the benefits? Is the research on these drugs fatally biased, as it was funded and carried out by statin manufacturers in a way that would be "totally unacceptable" today?

That's what a new study claims. The UK Queen's former doctor is calling for an independent inquiry - and here's what UK cardiologist Dr. Aseem Malhotra says:

These are truly disturbing findings and fit in with the concept that all industry-sponsored studies should be seen as marketing until proven otherwise.

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