Statins helping people with obesity match those of healthy weight on key metrics, study finds
Differences in unhealthy cholesterol levels and blood pressure found to have ‘narrowed or disappeared’ in over-40s
Many adults living with obesity have “indistinguishable” cholesterol and blood pressure levels compared with those who are a healthy weight, largely because of the use of statins, according to a study.
In some cases, people with obesity were “better off” than those of a healthy weight, researchers added.