Statins & Cholesterol

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1. Cholesterol comes from your body and the foods you eat.
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False

2. Your liver makes cholesterol.
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False

3. Your body makes more cholesterol during the day than at night.
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False

4. High blood cholesterol increases your risk of heart disease.
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False

5. The higher your blood cholesterol the greater your risk of getting heart disease.
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False

6. LDL-cholesterol is sometimes called "bad" cholesterol.
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False

7. LDL-cholesterol causes the cholesterol to build up in the walls of your arteries.
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False

8. You can lower your risk of heart disease by lowering your LDL-cholesterol.
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False

9. Physical activity, a low- or no-cholesterol diet, and weight management can also lower LDL-cholesterol.
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False

10. Statins are prescription medications used to lower LDL-cholesterol levels.
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False

11. Lescol, Lipitor, Mevacor, Pravachol, Zocor are statins approved in the U.S.
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False

12. Statins lower cholesterol by slowing down the production of cholesterol and by increasing the liver's ability to remove the LDL-cholesterol already in the blood.
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False

13. The side effects of statins can include upset stomach, gas, constipation, and abdominal pain or cramps.
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False

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To learn more about the benefits, risks and costs of statin medications check out:

AARP Oregon
Oregon Health Resources Commission
National Heart Lung & Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health
National Women's Health Information Center
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To learn more about the prevention, diagnosis, treatment or management of heart disease, check out:

American Heart Association
National Heart Lung & Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health
National Women's Health Information Center
 

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