Political science at work in the automobile engineering field. Like global warming, the official figures are fudged to make a specific outcome show up in the stats, but the reality is often much different. By demanding conformity with a certain set of parameters, often a whole different but directly related objective is skewed off to one side.
Compare this with the effort to make the cholesterol count of every patient conform to some hypothetical standard. Taking certain drugs MAY force the cholesterol count to get into some “desirable” range, but at the cost of dislocating much else in the body metabolism, flushing out some highly necessary and vital blood components along with the “excess” cholesterol.
Sometimes the “cure” is of much more grave consequences than simply living with the disorder.
“aking certain drugs MAY force the cholesterol count to get into some “desirable” range, but at the cost of dislocating much else in the body metabolism, flushing out some highly necessary and vital blood components along with the “excess” cholesterol.”
I agree, the docs are CLUELESS in this area, as far as I’m concerned - not to mention being totally compromised by big drugs. If I’m forced on statins (or whatever) just to receive medical care (which may well happen), then I’ll take them just prior to blood test, and drop right off of them again. I’ll play their little game back. They can bite me.
“Sometimes the “cure” is of much more grave consequences than simply living with the disorder.”
Reminds me of...”The operation was a success. Unfortunately, the patient died.”