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Nutrition with Judy | Carnivore Diet
The Nutrition with Judy podcast is for people who are tired of surface-level wellness advice and want to understand what is really driving chronic symptoms, inflammation, metabolic dysfunction, gut issues, autoimmune patterns, and complex illness.
Hosted by Judy Cho, Board-Certified Holistic Nutritionist, functional medicine practitioner, and author of Inflammation Fix, the show explores root-cause healing through the lens of nutrition, environment, nervous system regulation, clinical pattern recognition, and personal responsibility.
Drawing from thousands of client cases, clinical insights, and conversations with leading experts in nutrition, psychology, medicine, and research, Judy breaks down complex health topics in a way that helps listeners become more informed, discerning, and self-advocating.
After rebuilding her own health through a carnivore elimination diet and a root-cause approach, Judy’s mission is to help people better understand their bodies and live the life they are meant to live, nearly symptom-free.
Nutrition with Judy | Carnivore Diet
376. Should You Take Statins? What the Research Actually Shows
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**Podcast Update: It looks like I accidentally switched the terms: absolute risk reduction vs relative risk reduction. Regardless of the terminologies, the point was to see what funny games statisticians will use for marketing pharma drugs (and this happens in a lot of types of marketing...) To see a clear write-up of the absolute risk vs relative risk, you can read an article I shared about it: https://www.nutritionwithjudy.com/old-newsletter/why-statins-dont-stop-heart-attacks/
In this episode, I walk through why statins are prescribed (especially with LDL above 190 mg/dL or with type 2 diabetes), and I explain how statin marketing can make the benefits look bigger than they really are by using relative risk instead of absolute risk. I also cover major concerns I see with statins, including nutrient depletion (like CoQ10) and potential impacts on muscle function over time. Make sure to listen to the full interview to learn more.
- The statin numbers (the what, why)
- Lipitor ad: relative vs absolute risk reduction
- Statin efficacy studies (and risks)
- Statins reduce nutrient status (including CoQ10)
- Risks of low cholesterol
- What to test and track for heart disease
- New book cover
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EPISODE RESOURCES
- Join the Newsletter
- Carnivore Diet Cholesterol Labs
- Cardiovascular Blood Test
- Statin Use Is Associated With a Decline in Muscle Function and Mass Over Time (PubMed)
- Should You Take a Statin for Your High Cholesterol? (Yale Medicine)
- Lipitor Ad Highlighting Relative Risk Reduction (36%) vs Absolute Risk (3% vs 2%) (ResearchGate Figure)
- Atorvastatin Decreases Blood Coenzyme Q10 in Patients at Risk for CVD and Stroke (JAMA/Arch Neurol)
- Lipitor: Why It Remains the Best-Selling Drug in Pharmaceutical History (Accio)
- Heart Statistics: Cardiovascular Disease Statistics for the UK (British Heart Foundation)
- WHO Mortality Database (World Health Organization)
- Robert Jarvik (Artificial Heart Developer) (Wikipedia)
- Pfizer, Lipitor (atorvastatin calcium) print advertisement featuring Robert Jarvik, ca. 2006–2008.
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