The lower your cholesterol is, the more likely you are to die

This study was published in Nippon Eiseigaku Zasshi (Japanese Journal of Hygiene) Vol. 62 (2007), No. 1 p.39-46Study title and authors:Estimation of Effect of Lipid Lowering Treatment on Total Mortality Rate and Its Cost-Effectiveness Determined by Intervention Study of HypercholesterolemiaChihoko KAME1), Akira BABAZONO2) and Eiji YAMAMOTO3) 1) Department of Health Care Administration and Management, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University2) Department of Health Care Administration and Management, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Graduate School of Kyushu University3) Department...

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High consumption of soft drinks lead to a 93% increased risk of pancreatic cancer

This study was published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition Vol. 84, No. 5, 1171-1176, November 2006.Study title and authors:Consumption of sugar and sugar-sweetened foods and the risk of pancreatic cancer in a prospective studySusanna C Larsson, Leif Bergkvist and Alicja WolkFrom the Division of Nutritional Epidemiology, National Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden (SCL and AW), and the Department of Surgery and the Centre for Clinical Research, Central Hospital, Västerås, Sweden (LB)This study can be accessed at: http://www.ajcn.org/content/84/5/1171.fullThe...

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63.5% of patients report experiencing side-effects due to statins

This study was published in the Eastern Mediterranean health Journal 2011 May;17(5):460-4.Study title and authors:Patients' report of statins use and side-effects in a sample of hospitalized cardiac patients in the Islamic Republic of Iran.Mashayekhi SO, Ghandforoush-Sattari M, Baghdadchi ME, Kheyri M.National Public Health Management Centre, Clinical Pharmacy Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Islamic Republic of Iran. mashayekhis@yahoo.co.ukThis study can be accessed at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21796961The aim of the...

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Soy formula linked with early onset fibroids

This study was published in Environmental Health Perspectives 2011 Nov 2Study title and authorsEarly-Life Exposures and Early Onset Uterine Leiomyomata in Black Women in the Sister Study.D'Aloisio AA, Baird DD, Deroo LA, Sandler DP.This study can be accessed at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22049383Uterine leiomyomata (fibroids) are hormonally responsive tumors, but little is known about risk factors. Early-life exposures may influence uterine development and subsequent response to hormones in adulthood.The study evaluated associations of early-life and childhood exposures with...

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High saturated fat diet can lower the risk of heart attack and stroke

This study was published in Lipid Insights 2011 August 23; 2011(4): 7–15Study title and authors:Dietary Carbohydrate Modifies the Inverse Association Between Saturated Fat Intake and Cholesterol on Very Low-Density LipoproteinsA.C. Wood, E.K. Kabagambe, I.B. Borecki, H.K. Tiwari, J.M. Ordovas, and D.K. ArnettDepartment of Epidemiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, School of Public Health, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA.This study can be accessed at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3170517/?tool=pubmedHaving high triglyceride and high...

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Statin use increases muscle damage after exercise (including the heart muscle)

This study was published in the American Journal of Cardiology 2011 Oct 27Study title and authors:Effect of Statins on Creatine Kinase Levels Before and After a Marathon Run.Parker BA, Augeri AL, Capizzi JA, Ballard KD, Troyanos C, Baggish AL, D'Hemecourt PA, Thompson PD.Henry Low Heart Center, Department of Cardiology, Hartford Hospital, Hartford, Connecticut.This study can be accessed at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22036108Elevation of creatine kinase levels is an indication of damage to muscle. It is therefore indicative of injury, rhabdomyolysis (kidney...

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Statin users have a 37% increase in gastric cancer risk

This paper was published in Hepatogastroenterology 2011 May-Jun;58(107-108):1057-61Study title and author:Statins and gastric cancer risk.Shimoyama SGastrointestinal Unit, Settlement Clinic, Towa, Tokyo, Japan. shimoyama@apost.plala.or.jpThis paper can be accessed at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21830442This paper reviewed the scientific literature concerning the effect of statins on gastric cancer incidence published between 1993 and 2008.The author found:(a) Statin users had a 37% increase in gastric cancer risk.(b) Statin users had a...

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