If you want to read a recently published research paper in a peer-reviewed journal about the ineffectiveness of statins, their potential dangers, and the deceptive statistics used to market them, here's a link to the article:

http://www.drperlmutter.com/wp-cont...-corruption.pdf

Alternatively, the author also has a video lecture covering the same topic as the paper:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yX1vBA9bLNk

Very interesting stuff.

According to his cardiologist, my father developed T2 as a side-effect from taking a statin called Lipitor. The drug was prescribed after having had a heart attack.

It's a very dangerous world ever since Big Pharma got into bed with doctors and government agencies like the AHA. It's up to each of us to take care of our own health since most mainstream doctors are so out of touch with the latest research.