Why Statins Take Weeks to Work: The Liver's Cholesterol Feedback Loop
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Statins don't work by scrubbing cholesterol from your blood — they work by forcing your liver to change its behavior, and that biological reprogramming takes time. In this video, you'll learn how the liver's cholesterol factory, the enzyme HMG-CoA reductase, and LDL receptors create a feedback loop that explains the multi-week delay.
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