Friday, May 11, 2018

Statins increase risk of diabetes

Scientists have found that due to the statins in humans increased weight and increased blood sugar levels, which threatens the development of diabetes. But the benefits of these drugs outweigh the still negative side.


 Statins increase risk of diabetes  Statins


Researchers at the University College London, noted that Statins influence the growth and weight increase of blood sugar, and this increases the the risk of developing Type II diabetes . Nevertheless, the results of research should not cause rejection of drugs, as the benefits of statins outweigh their health limitations.


Medicines from the group statins   reduce blood cholesterol blood, disrupting the disease process clogging arteries atherosclerotic plaques, reducing the risk of stroke and heart attack. That is why these drugs take many millions of people over 50 around the world. Experts before it was known that these drugs have serious side effects. And expressed the idea that statins increase the risk of II diabetes type But science was not exactly known whether this is due precisely to the action drugs or some other related factors.


In this study, researchers We received evidence that the existing mechanism of statins can lead to weight gain, which increases the risk of diabetes. These data were obtained in course analysis of genetic information on 220 thousand people. Analysis showed that statin therapy increases the risk of Type II diabetes within 4 years by 12%. With This medication leads to a barely noticeable weight gain - about 240 g


Statins reduce the effectiveness liver enzyme that causes the liver cells in the blood of the hunt low-density lipoprotein - the harmful form of cholesterol. As a result, cholesterol is converted to bile salts and natural image is displayed excreted. (READ MORE)



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