Is Inflammation More Dangerous Than Cholesterol? New Research Challenges What We Thought

For years, we’ve been told that lowering “bad” cholesterol is the key to preventing heart attacks. But what if inflammation is an even bigger threat, especially if you’re already taking a statin? A large analysis published in The Lancet looked at this exact question. Researchers studied 31,245 patients from three major clinical trials, PROMINENT, REDUCE-IT, and STRENGTH, all of whom were already taking statins to lower cholesterol.