Get fit, stay alive
November 30, 2012
TAKING statins or being modestly
physically fit markedly improves
survival in people with
dyslipidaemia (abnormal levels of
harmful blood fats/cholesterol).
The finding comes from research
published in The Lancet, which
looked at over 10 000 veterans
(9,700 men and 343 women) with
dyslipidaemia from Veterans Affairs
hospitals in the US.
Interestingly, the study found that
even people with dyslipidaemia not
taking statins, but who were highly
fit, were roughly half as likely to die
from any cause during the median
10-year follow up than those taking
statins, but who were unfit.
“The fitness necessary to attain
protection that is much the same
or greater than that achieved by
statin treatment in unfit individuals
is moderate and feasible for many
middle-aged and older adults
through moderate intensity
physical activity such as walking,
gardening, and gym classes,” said
lead researcher, Peter Kokkinos
from the Veterans Affairs Medical
Center, Washington DC.
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