Due to the mullions of dollars in advertising and marketing spent by the pharmaceutical industry, people are most likely to associate heart attack and stroke risk with high levels of cholesterol. Statins (drugs that lower cholesterol), have created millions in profit for these corporations. One popular corporation’s statin drug exceeds several billion dollars in sales yearly. Cardiovascular risk however, entails far more than just high cholesterol.
Diabetes and Heart Disease
Diabetes and heart disease are closely intertwined. Both share a series of hidden links that serve as root causes for both conditions. If you have diabetes, you are much more likely to have heart disease. The same is true in reverse, if you have heart disease, diabetes is more likely to occur. Here are a few interesting facts: