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  "textContent": "By: A Midwestern Doctor STORY AT-A-GLANCE Despite decades of statin use costing approximately $25 billion annually in America alone, heart disease remains the leading cause of death, suggesting the cholesterol hypothesis that drives statin prescriptions is fundamentally flawed Studies show that lowering cholesterol with statins does not reduce heart disease, and yet these findings are […]",
  "title": "Statins, Cholesterol, and the Real Cause of Heart Disease"
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