Statins do lower Cholesterol， but there is no proof of prolongation of life。 Instead， it increases cancer， diabetes， muscle pain and has many other side-effects。

For decades， we have been led to believe that there’s a difference between ‘good’ cholesterol （HDL） and ‘bad’ cholesterol （LDL）。 Consequently， doctors have been prescribing statins to lower LDL cholesterol in the hope of prolonging a patient’s life。 Studies show that statins do indeed lower cholesterol， but new insights raise the question whether a low cholesterol is desirable。 Do statins prevent cardiac diseases？ Do statins successfully prolong life？ The answer might surprise you: No！

In this book， we travel back in time: first to 400 BC where we learn about the Hippocratic Oath。 In the 19th century， Prof。 Holmes （1809-1894 Harvard） suggested: “If all the medicine in the world were thrown into the sea， it would be bad for the fish and good for humanity。” In the 1950s， some life-or-death misconceptions emerged。 For example， Dr。 Ancel Keys researched fat consumption in twenty-two countries， but instead of including all data in his analysis， he cherry-picked only seven countries to prove his opinion。 He claimed that saturated fats increase cholesterol which causes atherosclerosis and deaths。 He believed and hoped that polyunsaturated fats would be beneficial， but when his hypothesis was rejected， he concealed the data in a basement。 In 1987， doctors were pleased to discover that statins could lower cholesterol and presumably prevent cardiac diseases。 However， statins turned out to be nothing more than a surrogate drug， as they do not prolong life。 On the contrary， they have numerous side effects， some of which are deadly。 The data hidden in 1973 were found and published by Ramsden （2016） proving that polyunsaturated food lowered cholesterol yet increased all-cause death。

In “Big Pharma， Big Lies”， Dr。 Luc Hondeghem， Professor of Medicine and Pharmacology， uses shocking examples to reveal how Big Pharma companies don't always have the patients’ best interest in mind。 Such profit-led decision-makers should not be allowed to influence the regulatory system， which should be a completely independent organization。 Patients deserve better medications！

Contents: Chapter 1: Failing Regulators Chapter 2: Cardiac Drugs Chapter 3: Fats and Cholesterol Chapter 4: Statins， Lower Cholesterol and Shorter Life？ Chapter 5: Cholesterol and Saturated Fats Are Fine Chapter 6: Oxidation， Antioxidation， and Smoking Chapter 7: Medical Regulators Fail Chapter 8: The Road Ahead for Regulators