Some* experts, and frankly I really doubt their perspective because it's all a risk management thing.
It's not that statins are good for you, it's that heart disease is the number 1 killer in the US and surgery is very risky. If we're able to better control cholesterol and hypertension without invasive methods that's very good.
Also GLP-1s lower cholesterol too. So it's possibly statins will be going out a bit out of fashion in the future.
They do to an extent, but the things they recommend are also recommended by cardiologists who prescribe statins. I mean, lifestyle and diet is going to be the first words out of a cardiologist's mouth when you see them and you have high cholesterol.
The reality, I think, is that that is just not a very effective treatment plan for a lot of people.
It's not that statins are good for you, it's that heart disease is the number 1 killer in the US and surgery is very risky. If we're able to better control cholesterol and hypertension without invasive methods that's very good.
Also GLP-1s lower cholesterol too. So it's possibly statins will be going out a bit out of fashion in the future.