BY: MICHAEL LEWIS, MD, ABFM

FACT:  71 million Americans have high cholesterol levels

FACT:  The number of people needed to treat to prevent 1 heart attack using a Statin medication (Lipitor, Zocor etc) is 60.

FACT:  Only 1 out of every 3 adults with high LDL cholesterol has the condition under control

FACT:  High cholesterol has no symptoms so many people don’t know that their cholesterol is too high.

FACT:  People with high cholesterol have about twice the risk of heart disease as people with lower levels

FACT:  MORE THAN 50% of people who suffered a heart attack had normal cholesterol levels at the time of their hospitalization

FACT:  Cholesterol isn’t the entire story when it comes to heart attacks…read on.

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