Statins are the most widely prescribed
drugs worldwide and have serous side effects but the latest study shows they
reduce the benefits of any exercise you do. The study found the statin
previously sold under the brand name "Zocor," hindered the positive
effects of exercise for obese and overweight adults. That means if you’re
taking stains then you are not going to get the full benefits (85% less) of the
exercise. A lot of research, including this study also found that taking the
stain decreased the mitochondria (power house) in the muscles. This has also
lead to a number of studies showing increased risks of diabetes type 2 with
increasing statin use.
"Fitness has proven to be the most
significant predictor of longevity and health because it protects people from a
variety of chronic diseases," said John Thyfault, an associate professor
of nutrition and exercise physiology at MU. "if patients start exercising
and taking statins at the same time, it seems that statins block the ability of
exercise to improve their fitness levels."
Participants in the exercise-only group
increased their cardiorespiratory fitness by an average of 10 percent compared
to a 1.5 percent increase among participants also prescribed statins.
Additionally, skeletal muscle mitochondrial content, the site where muscle
cells turn oxygen into energy, decreased by 4.5 percent in the group taking
statins while the exercise-only group had a 13 percent increase, a normal
response following exercise training.
Statins have only been used for about 15-20
years, so we don't know what the long-term effects of statins will be on
aerobic fitness and overall health. We are now only just beginning to see some
of the long term side effects of statins including increasing the breast cancer
rate.
Journal of
the American College of Cardiology, Volume 62,
Issue 8, 20 August 2013, Pages 709–714
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