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| 31 August 2010
UK Edition |
 Dear Reader,
"You want statins with that?"
Could you be hearing that phrase uttered at a McDonald's near you?
If a group of British cardiologists has their way, every Quarter Pounder, Big Mac, milkshake, and order of chips will be sprinkled with the drug.
Because, you know, people aren't going to make healthy choices for themselves, so might as well let some drugs do the work of "neutralizing the risk" of cardiovascular disease that's brought on by bad eating habits.
Am I going crazy? Is this something that real doctors actually came up with as a viable option for combating heart disease?
You know, we all thought the whole "statins for everyone!" proposal was crazy, but this is pure insanity. I keep hoping it's all some elaborate joke, set up to point out the ridiculous downward spiral we're on with this philosophy of drugging everything and everyone.
But from what I can tell, it's a real proposal. One of the doctors pointed out that "harmful condiments" are provided free, but that people think "this one simple, potentially protective additive would be crazy to add."
Well, I guess it makes sense to people who don't consider statins harmful — I'm not one of those people.
The recommendation is based on a study in which researchers compared the increase in risk of heart disease associated with a fast-food meal and the reduction in risk provided by statins. They determined that statin use is powerful enough to offset the increased risk of downing a Quarter Pounder with cheese washed down with a small milkshake.
But did they ever discuss anything like diabetes, kidney failure, cataracts, liver damage, muscle weakness, or any of the other horrible risks associated with those "protective" statins?
Of course not — they're so blinded by the "miracle" of modern medicine that they don't think twice about putting statins on the menu right next to the tomato ketchup.
There has been some speculation that the whole thing is a bit of a joke. The abstract for the study doesn't lend itself to that theory, nor does the fact that it was published in a respectable medical journal.
I'm sorry, but there isn't an "easy fix" for everything.
We can't just do whatever we want and take a magic pill to counteract the ill effects of bad decisions.
And it's shameful that doctors are supporting that very line of thinking.
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Sources:
"Can a Statin Neutralize the Cardiovascular Risk of Unhealthy Dietary Choices?" The American Journal of Cardiology (www.ajconline.org)
"The "MacStatin": Fast Food With Some Ketchup, Salt, and a Statin to Go," Medscape Today (www.medscape.com)
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