Main point is that the guy responsible for recommending the efficacy of statins to the FDA etc…

Main point is that the guy responsible for recommending the efficacy of statins to the FDA etc, based it on "adjusted" research figures, and he had a substantial input and share in the manufacture of the original statin business. There is no doubt that statins reduce the level of overall cholestrol in the bloodstream, but the incidence of plaque formation in vessels is more complicated than just blood levels of total LDLs.