From Sally Stokes, Silver Spring, Maryland, US
I realise that Warner's article is labelled “Comment” and does not purport to enlighten us on recent research, and that as a blogger and author he is entitled to his opinion about fad diets and antivaxxers. But his sweeping remarks about those who may have an “anti-statin point of view” are infuriating, not so much because I disagree with him but because he offers no solid evidence.
I have refused statins because of the side effects I experienced, even on a very low dose. I have also taken part in university-led studies that confirm that such side effects are real and interfere with quality of life.
The editor writes:
• We have covered statins and the controversy over their side effects in depth. See Michael Brooks's report on “cholesterol wars” (11 February 2017, p 28).
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