> No, "diet and exercise" is not the only recommendation.
What else is there though? I consulted many physicians for my hyperlipidemia and all of them suggested 'diet and exercise' as the only solution. It is the only thing that worked for me.
yes 'not all' high cholesterol can be managed by lifestyle modifications( eg: your genetics might predispose you to high cholesterol.
Do you know how much of healthcare spend goes to to the exceptions you are talking about. I certainly couldn't find any data about this, not sure why.
> Hypertension? Being older than 65 is a cause.
Yes we don't know the cause but we do know the fix even if you are over 65.
If "diet and exercise" were the only thing physicians did to treat these diseases, have you tried to think about the internal consistency of your "and at the same time, this is 90% of healthcare costs" argument?
Have you, even for a moment, considered your own statement that your doctor prescribed you statins? Did this not lead you, for a brief nanosecond, to ponder that "maybe other people get treatment beyond diet and exercise too"?
Also, did it occur to you your nows on argument 3? "It's obesity". "It's metabolic diseases". "Actually, I'd like to argue there's no treatment outside of diet and exercise".
Imagine thinking statins are used to 'treat' hyperlipidemia. Statins block the production of cholestrol, they don't treat the disease which is causing your body to produce high cholesterol.
Maybe you need to ponder about the difference between treatment and management, or ask your doctor about it next time. All this was clearly explained to me by doctor when I was started on statins and that only way to treat the disease itself is through lifestyle modifications. Unfortunately, There is a whole swath of idiots on internet who think they know better than doctors and experts.
What else is there though? I consulted many physicians for my hyperlipidemia and all of them suggested 'diet and exercise' as the only solution. It is the only thing that worked for me.
yes 'not all' high cholesterol can be managed by lifestyle modifications( eg: your genetics might predispose you to high cholesterol. Do you know how much of healthcare spend goes to to the exceptions you are talking about. I certainly couldn't find any data about this, not sure why.
> Hypertension? Being older than 65 is a cause.
Yes we don't know the cause but we do know the fix even if you are over 65.
AHA recommendation
https://www.heart.org/en/health-topics/high-blood-pressure/c...