{"id":315827,"date":"2026-02-06T15:00:10","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T15:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/most-statin-side-effects-not-caused-by-the-drugs-says-new-study\/"},"modified":"2026-02-06T15:00:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T15:00:10","slug":"most-statin-side-effects-not-caused-by-the-drugs-says-new-study","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/most-statin-side-effects-not-caused-by-the-drugs-says-new-study\/","title":{"rendered":"Most statin side effects not caused by the drugs, says new study"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/JhM5xiVxOIE\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Most statin side effects not caused by the drugs, says new study\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JhM5xiVxOIE\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>A new study has found that most side effects commonly linked to statins are not caused by the drugs.<\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe]<\/p>\n<p>As many as 8 million people in the UK take statins to reduce their chances of heart attack or stroke.<\/p>\n<p>Academics from Oxford University studied data from 123,000 people, over a period of four and a half years, and found no significant risk of a range of side effects, including weight gain, nausea, depression and sleep problems.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Get more news at our site &#8211; https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/ <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe<\/p>\n<p>Follow us:<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new study has found that most side effects commonly linked to statins are not caused by the drugs. 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