Cholesterol causes blockages in the heart arteries and brain arteries leading to stroke and heart attacks.Since Statins introduced as cholesterol lowering drugs ,they played major role in not only reducing cholesterol levels but also in reducing heart attacks and strokes.Some individuals may develop side effects with this drugs.If they are under weight and or they have chronic kidney disease and elderly people. Fortunately these side effects are very mild and reversible like fatigue and muscle aches.Slightly uncommon side effects are elevation of liver and muscle enzymes.And very rarely these can cause muscle break downs.These have tendency to induce diabetes.This would happen in people who already have tendency to get diabetes.

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