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How do statins lower blood cholesterol?
ABy digesting dietary cholesterol in the gut
BBy blocking the enzyme that makes cholesterol
CBy dissolving clots lodged in the arteries
DBy suppressing immune cells of the body
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. By blocking the enzyme that makes cholesterol
Statins competitively inhibit the enzyme responsible for cholesterol synthesis.
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