Ai o substituto das estatinas?

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2017/08/27/new-wonder-drug-hailed-biggest-breakthrough-fight-against-heart/

Citando:
"Cholesterol-busting statins are given to millions of adults deemed to be at risk of heart disease.

But half of heart attacks occur in people who do not have high cholesterol at all.

Now scientists have found that reducing inflammation in the body can protect against a host of conditions - with a “really dramatic effect” on cancer deaths.

The drug canakinumab, given by injection every three months - cut repeat heart attacks by one quarter. Statins cut the risk by around 15 per cent."

O preço:
"The new treatment - which works by blocking part of the immune system called interleukin-1 - currently costs around £40,000 annually to treat a patient with the drug, compared to just £20 for statins."

Link between cholesterol and heart disease in older people called into question | Daily Mail Online

Link between cholesterol and heart disease in older people called into question | Daily Mail Online

Walnuts prevents heart disease: Handful each day can reduce cholesterol | Health | Life & Style | Daily Express

Walnuts prevents heart disease: Handful each day can reduce cholesterol | Health | Life & Style | Daily Express

Estudo: Walnuts and Healthy Ageing (WAHA) study

Citando:

"Just one-and-a-half ounces of the nuts, high in polyunsaturated fats, can boost friendly bacteria in the gut which reduce inflammation and cholesterol - both of which contribute to heart disease.

They also reduce hungry and increased feeling full.

Every 28 grammes (1oz) of walnuts contains 13 grammes of polyunsaturated fat and they are the only nut with high levels of plant-based omega-3 fatty acid with 2.5 grammes per ounce serving."