Thank God for Lipitor... Sadly, over 90% of our long term health is related to the genes you inherited. My family is a cancer family... Lots and lots of cancer. Other’s get the bad heart gene... Lots and lots of heart attacks.
My theory is a lot of that is due to inherited dietary habits, not genes.
My personal belief is the day will come when statin manufacturers will be sued like tobacco companies for similar reasons.
Cholesterol clogs arteries where there are lesions like a patch over a leaky innertube, but what causes lesions requiring the patches? High blood sugar/ insulin would be my guess.