From the September 2020 issue of Weill Cornell Medicine's Women's Health Advisor (WHA)
Statins Cut Cardiovascular Risks by Lowering LDL Cholesterol
Statins and some other medications can reduce LDL, as can lifestyle measures, including diet and exercise.
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You probably know someone who is taking a lipid-lowering medication to reduce his or her LDL cholesterol, or you may be taking one yourself. More than 90 percent of the medications that target LDL cholesterol are statins, which include atorvastatin (Lipitor), rosuvastatin (Crestor), and simvastatin (Zocor). In the United States, among people ages 60 to […]