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Female? Insulin resistant? on Lipitor? It drops LDL, but doesn't drop inflammation. Check it out.

1,161 views · Published 20 September 2017 · 6:41 · Indexed 6 November 2026

Channel: Dr. Ford Brewer MD MPH · 2017 · Science & Technology

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Ford Brewer MD MPH  PrevMedHeartRisk.com
Many of my patients come to me after seeing a cardiologist. Many of these are already on a statin. If they are on a statin, it's usually Lipitor. 
Lipitor has been by far the most popular statin. It does a good job of lowering LDL. But LDL is usually not the problem. Inflammation is. And Lipitor doesn't seem to help with inflammation if you're a female - or if you have insulin resistance (70% of the remaining male population).  So, yes I use statins, but not usually Lipitor.

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